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Solo (2023 Film)
''Solo'' is a 2023 Canadian romantic drama film, written and directed by Sophie Dupuis.Charles-Henri Ramond"Solo, en salle le 15 septembre" ''Films du Québec'', May 4, 2023. The film stars Théodore Pellerin as Simon, a young emerging drag queen in Montreal who is drawn into a passionate but complicated romance with Olivier (Félix Maritaud), while simultaneously navigating a reunion with his estranged mother Claire (Anne-Marie Cadieux), whom he has not seen since she left Canada 15 years earlier to pursue her career as an opera singer. The film's cast also includes Jean Marchand, Vlad Alexis, Tommy Joubert, Alice Moreault and Marc-André Leclair. Its soundtrack includes music by ABBA, Chaka Khan, Marie Davidson, CRi, Donna Summer, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Alma Faye Brooks, Filippin & Runah, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Mitsou. Production The film entered production in 2022, under the working title ''Drag''. Dupuis has acknowledged the risk that the film may be controversial in the con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Dupuis
Sophie Dupuis is a Quebec film director and screenwriter, from Val-d'Or who studied at Concordia University and the Université du Québec à Montréal whose feature film debut ''Family First (film), Family First (Chien de garde)'' premiered in 2018 and was selected as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. The film was nominated for eight Prix Iris at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards, including a Prix Iris for Best Director, Best Director nomination for Dupuis. Prior to ''Family First'', Dupuis directed the short films ''J'viendrais t'chercher'', ''Si tu savais Rosalie'', ''Félix et Malou'', ''Faillir'' and ''L'hiver et la violence''. Her second feature film, ''Underground (2020 film), Underground (Souterrain)'', was released in 2020. Her third, ''Solo (2023 film), Solo'', is slated for release in September 2023.Charles-Henri Ramond"Solo, en salle le 15 septembre" ''Films du Québec'', May 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |