''Dream Life'' (french: La Vie rêvée) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Mireille Dansereau Mireille Dansereau (born December 19, 1943) is a Canadian director and screenwriter who is known for "emulating the style and approach of her aesthetic role model, John Cassavetes". Biography Mireille Dansereau was a dancer for 15 years before ...

and released in 1972. The first narrative fiction feature film from

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

to be directed by a woman, the film stars Liliane Lemaître-Auger and

Véronique Le Flaguais Véronique Le Flaguais (born 30 November 1947 in Paris, France) is a French actress who has acted in many Canadian productions. Her work includes a Genie Award nomination for her supporting role in '' Surviving My Mother'', '' Rumeurs'', ''Jesus ...

as Isabelle and Virginie, colleagues at a film production company in

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, who dream of finding the perfect man but come to realize that reality doesn't live up to their fantasies. The film won two

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at the

24th Canadian Film Awards The 24th Canadian Film Awards were held on October 3, 1972 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 97-100. The cerem ...

in 1972, for Best Editing ( Danielle Gagné) and the

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. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.

Carole Corbeil Carole Corbeil (1952 – 2000) was a Canadian arts critic and novelist.John Levesque, "Voice-Over a smash success". ''Hamilton Spectator'', May 9, 1992. Born in Montreal to Québécois parents, her writing was often informed by the cultural disp ...

, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". ''

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'', September 6, 1984.

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* 1972 films 1972 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Mireille Dansereau 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub