''The Remaining Days'' (french: Les Derniers jours) is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by
Simon-Olivier Fecteau and released in 2004. The film stars Isidore Lapin as Gaston, an elderly man who discovers an old forgotten copy of his bucket list while cleaning out his closet, and decides to use his remaining days to carry out all the things he still hasn't done.
[Charles-Stéphane Roy, "23e Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Survol des courts métrages et rencontre avec Simon Olivier Fecteau"]. '']Séquences
''Séquences'' is a French-language film magazine originally published in Montreal, Quebec by the Commission des ciné-clubs du Centre catholique du cinéma de Montréal, a Roman Catholic film society. It is the third oldest French film magazine ...
'', No. 235 (Jan-Feb 2005).
The film premiered at the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in 2004.
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The film received a ]Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...
nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 26th Genie Awards
The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at The Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan.
Nominees and winners
The Genie Award winner i ...
in 2006.[Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', January 26, 2006.
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2004 films
2004 short films
2004 comedy films
French-language Canadian films
Canadian comedy short films
2000s Canadian films
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