Life After Love (film)
Life After Love (French: La vie après l'amour) is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Gabriel Pelletier and released in 2000.[1] The film stars Michel Côté as Gilles, a man who is desperately trying to win back the love of his ex-wife Sophie (Sylvie Léonard) after she leaves him for another man.[2]
Life After Love | |
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La vie après l'amour | |
Directed by | Gabriel Pelletier |
Produced by | Roger Frappier Luc Vandal |
Written by | Ken Scott |
Starring | Michel Côté Sylvie Léonard Patrick Huard Guylaine Tremblay |
Music by | Benoît Charest |
Cinematography | Eric Cayla |
Edited by | Alain Baril |
Production company | Max Films |
Release date | July 7, 2000 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 21st Genie Awards, for Best Supporting Actor (Patrick Huard) and Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis).[3] It received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 3rd Jutra Awards, for Best Film, Best Actor (Côté), Best Supporting Actor (Huard), Best Supporting Actress (Guylaine Tremblay) and Best Screenplay (Ken Scott),[4] as well as winning the Billet d'or as the year's top-grossing Quebec film.[5]
References
- "La Vie offers rosier comic perspective". Montreal Gazette, July 7, 2000.
- "Vie après l’amour, La – Film de Gabriel Pelletier". Films du Québec, July 23, 2010.
- "Genie gets an attitude; The show's creators promise an event that will be cool even if the home-grown stars aren't household names". Waterloo Region Record, January 26, 2001.
- "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2001.
- "Maelstrom wins eight Jutra awards at celebration of Quebec cinema". Canadian Press, February 26, 2001.