The Woman Who Drinks

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The Woman Who Drinks
FrenchLa Femme qui boit
Directed byBernard Émond
Written byBernard Émond
Produced byBernadette Payeur
StarringÉlise Guilbault
Luc Picard
Michel Forget
Fanny Mallette
CinematographyJean-Claude Labrecque
Edited byLouise Côté
Music byPierre Desrochers
Production
company
Distributed byChristal Films
Release date
  • March 9, 2001 (2001-03-09)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Woman Who Drinks (French: La Femme qui boit) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2001. Written and directed by Bernard Émond, the film stars Élise Guilbault as a woman struggling with alcoholism.[1] The film's cast also includes Luc Picard, Michel Forget, Fanny Mallette, Gilles Renaud and Patrice Robitaille.

Synopsis[edit]

The story follows the final moments of a middle-aged woman who reflects on her past life as an alcoholic and the various problems caused by it.

Accolades[edit]

Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Genie Awards 2002 (22nd) Best Actress Élise Guilbeault Won [2] [3]
Best Supporting Actor Michel Forget Nominated
Best Director Bernard Émond Nominated
Best Art Direction/Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Nominated
Best Costume Design Sophie Lefebvre Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A fight with life and the bottle: La Femme Qui Boit captures the despair of being a slave to drink". Montreal Gazette, February 16, 2001.
  2. ^ "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
  3. ^ "Inuit film Atanarjuat wins five Genie Awards". Sudbury Star, February 8, 2002.

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