Marie-Sissi Labrèche (born 1969 in
Montreal,
Quebec) is a Canadian writer, most noted as the cowriter of the 2008 film ''
Borderline''.
["Borderline director aims for provocative, not perverse; Charlebois's debut is dark portrait of troubled soul". '' Montreal Gazette'', February 4, 2008.] The film's screenplay was based on two of Labrèche's published novels, ''Borderline'' and ''La Brèche''. At the
29th Genie Awards
The 29th Genie Awards were held on April 4, 2009, to honour Canadian films released in 2008. The ceremony was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, and was broadcast on Global and IFC. The ceremony was hosted by Dave Foley.
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in 2009, Labrèche and her cowriter
Lyne Charlebois were cowinners of the
Genie Award
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for
Best Adapted Screenplay
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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.
["Night belongs to Passchendaele". '']Ottawa Citizen
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History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...
'', April 5, 2009.
Her novel ''Borderline'' was subsequently selected for the 2009 edition of ''
Le Combat des livres
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''.
Works
*''Borderline'' (2008)
*''La Brèche'' (2002)
*''Montréal, la marge au cœur'' (2004)
*''La Lune dans un HLM'' (2006)
* ''Psy malgré moi'' (2009)
*''Amour et autres violences'' (2012)
*''La Vie sur Mars'' (2014)
References
External links
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1969 births
21st-century Canadian short story writers
21st-century Canadian novelists
Canadian novelists in French
Canadian short story writers in French
Canadian women novelists
Canadian women screenwriters
Canadian women short story writers
Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Writers from Montreal
Living people
21st-century Canadian women writers
21st-century Canadian screenwriters
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