''The Machine Age'' (french: L'Âge de la machine) is a 1977 Canadian short drama television film directed by
Gilles Carle.
The film stars
Gabriel Arcand as Hervé, a police officer who is sent to
Senneterre to capture escaped prisoner Claude, only to arrive and discover that the prisoner, whom he had expected to be a man, is actually a young woman (
Sylvie Lachance).
The film was nominated for several
Canadian Film Awards at the
29th Canadian Film Awards
The 29th Canadian Film Awards were held on September 21, 1978 to honour achievements in Canadian film. They were the last Canadian Film Awards ceremony to be held before the program was taken over by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, ...
in 1978. Carle won the Award for Best Direction, Dramatic Non-Feature as well as the
Best Screenplay (Non-Feature).
The film is shot entirely in
color. Arcand and Lachance were also nominated for the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Non-Feature film respectively.
Willie Lamothe won the Best Supporting Performer in a Non-Feature award for his role in this film.
The film also won the award for the Best Art Direction in a Non-Feature film.
Cast
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Gabriel Arcand as Hervé
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Sylvie Lachance as Claude
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Willie Lamothe as Octave
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1977 short films
1977 drama films
1970s French-language films
Films directed by Gilles Carle
French-language Canadian films
Canadian drama short films
1970s Canadian films
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