Remain with Me

Remain with Me (French: Reste avec moi) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Ménard and released in 2010.[1] An ensemble cast drama described by its director as a "choral" film, it tells five interrelated stories about various residents of Montreal who are struggling with their interpersonal relationships.[2]

Remain with Me
FrenchReste avec moi
Directed byRobert Ménard
Produced byClaude Bonin
Robert Ménard
Written byClaire Wojas
StarringVincent Bilodeau
Danielle Proulx
Maxim Roy
Music byMichel Cusson
CinematographyDaniel Jobin
Edited byMichel Arcand
Production
company
Les Productions Vidéofilms
Distributed byLes Films Séville
Release date
  • October 30, 2010 (2010-10-30) (Abitibi-Témiscamingue)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Florian (Vincent Bilodeau) and Maggie (Danielle Proulx), are a couple whose relationship is tested by Maggie's struggle with alcoholism. Simon (Louis Morissette) and Sophie (Maxim Roy) are a young couple whose joy at Sophie's first pregnancy turns to conflict when medical testing reveals that the baby has Down syndrome. Laurie (Julie Perreault) is the single mother of Ariane (Alexandra Sicard), who is drawn into a fight with the girl's father after she turns out to be allergic to the new kitten he bought her as a gift. Wilfrid Martin (Gérard Poirier) is a lonely older man struggling to cope with the recent death of his wife. Youssef (Joseph Antaki) and Fatima (Fariba Bonakdar) are an immigrant couple coping with the difficulties of adjusting to a new country.[3]

The film premiered on October 30, 2010 at the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue[4] before opening commercially on November 5.[5]

The film received three Jutra Award nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011, for Best Supporting Actor (Poirier), Best Supporting Actress (Proulx) and Best Original Music (Michel Cusson).[6]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Reste avec moi – Film de Robert Ménard". Films du Québec, October 5, 2010.
  2. Brendan Kelly, "Interconnected vignettes ebb and flow". Montreal Gazette, November 5, 2010.
  3. André Duchesne, "Reste avec moi de Robert Ménard: reconstruire sur des ruines". La Presse, October 30, 2010.
  4. "Ouverture du Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue". Le Téléjournal, October 29, 2010.
  5. André Duchesne, "Trois visages de Reste avec moi". La Presse, November 3, 2010.
  6. Odile Tremblay, "Incendies est en tête des nominations en vue de la soirée des Jutra". Le Devoir, February 10, 2011.
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