''A Woman in Transit'' (french: La Femme de l'hôtel) is a 1984

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French-language drama film directed by

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, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 243.

Plot

Andrea Richler ( Paule Baillargeon) is a well-known director who returns to her home town of

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to film a high-budget musical drama. At her hotel, she has a brief but unsettling encounter with a suicidal elderly woman named Estelle (

Louise Marleau Louise Marleau (born August 26, 1944) is a Canadian actress. She won the 1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her role in '' A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel)'' and was nominated in the same category in ...

). This is briefly forgotten until later when she meets the old lady again and with mounting incredulity Andrea discovers that the actual events in the woman's life mirror the fictional events in the director's film.Liam Lacey, "'One woman with three faces': Plot isn't a top priority to director Lea Pool". ''

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'', October 19, 1984.

Awards

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woman in Transit 1984 films 1984 drama films Canadian drama films Films shot in Montreal Films directed by Léa Pool French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films