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The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond Of Matches (film)
''The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches'' (french: La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes) is a 2017 Canadian drama film directed by Simon Lavoie and starring Marine Johnson, Antoine L'Écuyer and Jean-François Casabonne. An adaptation of Gaétan Soucy's novel of the same name, the film centres on Alice Soissons (Marine Johnson), a girl raised to believe she is a boy, who lives in with her father and brother in oppressive and secluded conditions. When her father dies, she ventures into the village, where outsiders tell her she is female, and she fears the family home is now under threat. The adaptation was filmed in Montreal, Quebec and the Laurentides and shot in black and white. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was nominated for seven Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. Plot In rural 1930s Quebec, Alice lives in house with older brother, known only as Frère, and their father Mr. Soissons, a recluse who is feared a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Lavoie
Simon Lavoie (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec."Simon Lavoie sur les traces d'un déserteur" '' La Presse'', October 21, 2008. He is best known as codirector with of '' Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves
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Breast Binding
Breast binding, also known as chest binding, is the flattening of breasts with constrictive materials such as cloth strips, purpose-built undergarments, often using spandex or other synthetic fiber, and shirts layered from tight to loose. Binders may also be used as alternatives to bras or for reasons of propriety. People who bind include females, trans men, and non-binary persons. History Breast binding has been used in many historical contexts. Different time periods of history have had differing viewpoints on the female form, including the widespread use of corsets throughout western European history up to the Victorian era. During the era of China's imperial dynasties, revealing the curves of a woman's breast was considered lewd and breasts were often bound with a moxiong. Use of the garment was particularly popular during the Tang and Song dynasties. Breast binding became an exclusive aesthetic practice for women continuing until the 1930s, with more prevalence among upp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution (french: Révolution tranquille) was a period of intense socio-political and socio-cultural change in French Canada which started in Quebec after the election of 1960, characterized by the effective secularization of government, the creation of a state-run welfare state (''état-providence''), as well as realignment of politics into federalist and sovereigntist (or separatist) factions and the eventual election of a pro-sovereignty provincial government in the 1976 election. The Quiet Revolution typically refers to the efforts made by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage (elected in 1960) and sometimes Robert Bourassa (elected in 1970 after the Union Nationale's Daniel Johnson in 1966), though given the profound effect of the changes, most provincial governments since the early 1960s have maintained an orientation based on core concepts developed and implemented in that era. A primary change was an effort by the provincial government to take more dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is a Crown corporation reporting to Canada's federal government through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Headquartered in Montreal, Telefilm provides services to the Canadian audiovisual industry with four regional offices in Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The primary mandate of the corporation is to finance and promote Canadian productions through its various funds and programs. Purpose As one of the Canadian government's principal instruments for supporting Canada's audiovisual industry, Telefilm Canada's primary mandate is to finance and promote through its various funds and programs. Telefilm's role is to foster the commercial, cultural, and industrial success of Canadian productions and to stimulate demand for those productions both at home and abroad. Telefilm also administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. Coproductions Telefilm Canada administers the Canadian government's coproductions, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Babin
Laurie Babin is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)'', for which she won the Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.Maxime Demers"Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma" ''Le Journal de Montréal'', December 10, 2023. Her other roles have included the films ''The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d'Augustine)'', ''The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes)'' and ''Before We Explode (Avant qu'on explose)'', and the television series ''The Night Logan Woke Up ''The Night Logan Woke Up'' (french: La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé) is a Canadian thriller drama limited television series, directed by Xavier Dolan and released in 2022.T'Cha Dunlevy"Xavier Dolan reawakens fans' interest with fi ... (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé)''. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Godbout
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (other), multiple people *Alex Gordon (other), multiple people *Alex Harris (other), multiple people *Alex Jones (other), multiple people *Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players *Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Gardner (baseball) (1861–1921), Canadian baseball player *Alex Katz (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Pompez (1890–1974), American executive in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball scout *Alex Rodriguez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparkler
A sparkler is a type of hand-held firework that burns slowly while emitting bright, intense colored flames, sparks, and other effects. Sparklers are particularly popular with children. In the United Kingdom, a sparkler is often used by children at bonfire and fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes Night, the fifth of November, and in the United States on Independence Day. They are called ''phuljhadi'' in Hindi and are especially popular during the Diwali festival. Composition Sparklers are generally formed around a thin non-combustible metallic wire, about 8-12 inches (20-30 cm) long, that has been dipped in a thick batter of slow-burning pyrotechnic composition and allowed to dry. The combustible coating contains these components, one or more of each category: * Metallic fuel, mandatory to make sparks; size of particles influences appearance of the sparks ** Aluminium or magnesium or magnalium, producing white sparks ** Iron, producing orange branching sparks ** T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flashback (narrative)
A flashback (sometimes called an analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story's primary sequence of events to fill in crucial backstory. In the opposite direction, a flashforward (or prolepsis) reveals events that will occur in the future. Both flashback and flashforward are used to cohere a story, develop a character, or add structure to the narrative. In literature, internal analepsis is a flashback to an earlier point in the narrative; external analepsis is a flashback to a time before the narrative started. In film, flashbacks depict the subjective experience of a character by showing a memory of a previous event and they are often used to "resolve an enigma". Flashbacks are important in film noir and melodrama films. In films and television, several camera techniques, editing approaches and special effects have evolved to alert the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupture Of Membranes
Rupture of membranes (ROM) or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac. Normally, it occurs spontaneously at full term either during or at the beginning of labor. Rupture of the membranes is known colloquially as "breaking the water" or as one's "water breaking." A premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is a rupture of the amnion that occurs prior to the onset of labor. This typically occurs before the pregnancy's 37 week gestation. In the United States, more than 120,000 pregnancies per year are affected by a premature rupture of membranes, which is the cause of about one third of preterm deliveries. Sometimes, a child is born with no rupture of the amniotic sac (no rupture of membranes). In such cases, the child may still be entirely within the sac once born; such a birth is known as an en-caul birth. Effects When the amniotic sac ruptures, production of prostaglandins increases and the cushioning between the fetus and uterus is dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muteness
Muteness or mutism () is defined as an absence of speech while conserving or maintaining the ability to hear the speech of others. Mutism is typically understood as a person's inability to speak, and commonly observed by their family members, caregivers, teachers, doctors or speech and language pathologists. It may not be a permanent condition, depending on etiology, the cause, which might be physical, medical, Organ (biology), organic, psychological, developmental, neurological or Major trauma, traumatic. A specific physical disability or communication disorder can be diagnosed. Loss of previously normal speech (aphasia) can be due to accidents, disease, or surgical complication; it is rarely for psychological reasons. Treatment or management also varies by cause, determined after a speech assessment. Treatment can sometimes restore speech. If not, a range of assistive and augmentative communication devices are available. Organic causes Organic causes of mutism may stem from seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quickening
In pregnancy terms, quickening is the moment in pregnancy when the pregnant woman starts to feel the fetus' movement in the uterus. Medical facts The first natural sensation of quickening may feel like a light tapping or fluttering. These sensations eventually become stronger and more regular as the pregnancy progresses. Sometimes, the first movements are mis-attributed to gas or hunger pangs. A woman's uterine muscles, rather than her abdominal muscles, are first to sense fetal motion. Therefore, her body weight usually does not have a substantial effect on when movements are initially perceived. Women who have previously given birth have more relaxed uterine muscles which are more sensitive to fetal motion during subsequent pregnancies. For them fetal motion can sometimes be felt as early as 14 weeks. Usually, quickening occurs naturally at about the middle of a pregnancy. A woman pregnant for the first time (i.e., a primigravida woman) typically feels fetal movements at ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
