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drama film, directed by Lea Pool and released in 1994. Inspired by texts such as

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' '' A Lover's Discourse: Fragments'',

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's ''Falling in Love'' and the autobiography of

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, the film stars

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and

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as Vincent and Catherine, a man and woman falling in love as they meet and get acquainted on a train trip to

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. The film premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois on February 3, 1994.

Awards

The film received eight

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nominations at the

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(Kaprisky),

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

(Pool),

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...

(Pool), Best Art Direction/Production Design (

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), Best Costume Design (

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), Best Editing (

Michel Arcand Michel Arcand is a Canadian film editor. Born in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Arcand has won three Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Editing for the films '' The Rocket'', ''Léolo'' and ''Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit)'' and five nominations in the same c ...

), Best Overall Sound (Hans Künzi, François Musy, Florian Eidenbenz and

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) and

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(Jacques Plante, Antoine Morin, Jérôme Décarie and Michel Arcand)."The Genie nominees". ''

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'', October 20, 1994.

References

External links

* Films directed by Léa Pool Canadian drama films 1994 films French-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub