''Justine's Film'' (french: Le film de Justine) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by

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and released in 1989. The film stars Marie-Hélène Montpetit as Justine, a

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woman who is coping with the end of her relationship with a woman she loved, but who only saw Justine as a friend rather than a girlfriend. The cast also includes Paula de Vasconcelos, Danielle Trépanier,

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, Denise Ménard, Roc Lafortune, Léa-Marie Cantin, Stephen Craig, Josée Chaboillez,

Charlotte Laurier Charlotte Laurier (born November 18, 1966) is a Canadian film and television actress.

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, Ariane Lee, Stéphane Lestage, Gérard Soler,

Benoît Pilon Benoît Pilon (born July 27, 1962) is a francophone Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his innovative films and documentaries on the human condition. He is also the co-founder of ''"Les Films de l'autre" productions'', which ...

, Pol Turgeon, Vratislav Hadrava, Jean Turcotte, Isabelle Guilbault, Carole Faucher. The film is narrated entirely in voice-over, with no dialogue directly spoken by the characters. The film screened at the

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, where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury, and at the 1990 Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, where it won awards for Best Experimental Film, Best Director and Best Musical Score."Awards for Montreal-made films". ''

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'', June 4, 1990.

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* 1989 films 1989 short films 1989 LGBT-related films Canadian LGBT-related short films LGBT-related drama films Lesbian-related films French-language Canadian films Canadian drama short films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub