''The Orphan Muses'' (french: Les Muses orphelines) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Robert Favreau Robert Favreau (born July 9, 1948) is a Canadian film director and film editor. His film ''Les muses orphelines'' earned him Genie Award and Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, whic ...

and released in 2000."Oh what tangled webs we weave: One lie changes the lives of four siblings in the film adaptation of Les Muses Orphelines". ''

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'', November 3, 2000. An adaptation of the play by

Michel Marc Bouchard Michel Marc Bouchard, (born February 2, 1958) is a Canadian playwright. He has received the Prix Journal de Montreal, Prix du Cercle des critiques de l'Outaouais, the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadi ...

, the film stars Marina Orsini, Céline Bonnier,

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and

Fanny Mallette Fanny Mallette (born September 5, 1975) is a Canadian actress. Biography She was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in ''Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans f ...

as a group of adult siblings dealing with the revelation of a longtime family secret. The Tanguay siblings grew up as orphans, after their father died and their mother (

Louise Portal Louise Portal (born May 12, 1950) is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film ''The Decline of the American Empire'', and was a nominee for Best Actress for ...

) ran off with her new lover. Although older siblings Catherine (Orsini), Martine (Bonnier) and Luc (Demers) knew the truth, they conspired to protect their emotionally fragile youngest sister Isabelle (Mallette) by telling her that their mother was dead as well. The film's plot centres on the fallout within the family of the now adult but still emotionally immature Isabelle finally learning the truth that their mother is still alive and simply abandoned them.

Cast

* Marina Orsini as Catherine Tanguay * Céline Bonnier as Martine Tanguay *

as Isabelle Tanguay *

as Luc Tanguay *

as Jacqueline Tanguay *

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as Rémi * Eric Hoziel * Paul Dion * Raymond Legault * Louise Proulx * Gilles Cloutier * Nathalie Claude

Reception

The film received four Genie Award nominations at the

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in 2000: Best Supporting Actress (Bonnier),

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(Favreau), Best Screenplay (Bouchard and

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) and Best Editing ( Hélène Girard). At the

3rd Jutra Awards The 3rd Jutra Awards were held on February 25, 2001 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2000."Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Denis Villeneuve's fish fable takes best picture, actress, director". ''Montreal Gazette'' ...

in 2001, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Mallette), Best Director (Favreau), Best Sound, Best Editing and Best Original Music. It won the Jutra for Best Original Music."Maelstrom wins eight Jutra awards at celebration of Quebec cinema". Canadian Press, February 26, 2001.

References

External links

* 2000 films Canadian drama films Films directed by Robert Favreau Films based on Canadian plays 2000s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub