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Before My Heart Falls
''Before My Heart Falls'' (french: Avant que mon cœur bascule) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sébastien Rose and released in 2012. The film centres on Sarah (Clémence Dufresne-Deslières), a young con artist who regularly fakes a crisis on the side of the road so that she can rob men who stop to help her; however, after one of her cons results in a man's accidental death, she befriends the man's grieving widow Françoise (Sophie Lorain) while simultaneously trying to maintain her relationship with her crime boss Ji-Guy (Sébastien Ricard). The film premiered on September 14, 2012 at the Quebec City Film Festival, before opening commercially on November 12. Brendan Kelly of the ''Montreal Gazette'' gave the film a mixed review, praising Dufresne-Deslières's performance as a "force of nature" but concluding that the film ultimately "just doesn't have the emotional punch it should have". The film received two Prix Jutra nominations at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, for Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sébastien Rose
Sébastien Rose (born June 30, 1969, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian film director and screenwriter. His debut film, ''How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'', won the Claude Jutra Award for the best Canadian film by a first-time director in 2003. Filmography * ''How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause (Comment ma mère accoucha de moi durant sa ménopause)'' — 2003 * ''Life with My Father (La Vie avec mon père)'' — 2005 * ''Le Banquet'' — 2008 * ''Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule)'' — 2012Charles-Henri Ramond"Avant que mon coeur bascule – Film de Sébastien Rose" ''Films du Québec'', October 16, 2012. References External links * 1969 births Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian screenwriters in French Film directors from Montreal Living people Writers from Montreal {{Canada-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |