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''The Revolving Doors'' (french: Les Portes tournantes) is a 1988 Canadian-French French-language
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis spent all his childhood. Hi ...
. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


Synopsis

Céleste (
Monique Spaziani Monique Spaziani (born December 16, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actress. She is a three-time Genie Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress, Best Actress, receiving nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 ...
), a jazz pianist, has reached the twilight of her years. Alone in her New York apartment, she looks back on her life and decides to record it all in a diary that she sends to her estranged son, Blaudelle (
Gabriel Arcand Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand. After studying philosophy at McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La Criée in Marseilles, France, and late ...
). The arrival of the diary disrupts Blaudelle's life, although his son, Antoine ( François Méthé), is intrigued, and it is through his eyes that Céleste's life is revealed.


Cast

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Monique Spaziani Monique Spaziani (born December 16, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actress. She is a three-time Genie Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress, Best Actress, receiving nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 ...
- Céleste *
Gabriel Arcand Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949) is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand. After studying philosophy at McGill University, Arcand spent his formative professional years at La Criée in Marseilles, France, and late ...
- Madrigal Blaudelle *
Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...
- Lauda * François Méthé - Antoine *
Jacques Penot Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...
- Pierre Blaudelle * Françoise Faucher - Simone Blaudelle *
Jean-Louis Roux Jean-Louis Roux, (May 18, 1923 – November 28, 2013) was a Canadian politician, entertainer and playwright who was briefly the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, he originally studied medicine at the Unive ...
- Monsieur Blaudelle *
Rémy Girard Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Montreal, Quebec. Acting career Girard played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film ''The Barbarian In ...
- Monsieur Litwin *
Rita Lafontaine Rita Lafontaine (8 June 1939 – 4 April 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She has been described as the muse of playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard. Her career span ...
- Madame Beaumont * Hubert Loiselle - Monsieur Beaumont *
Papa John Creach John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music. Early in his career, he performed as a journeyman musician wi ...
- John Devil * Charles Reiner - Gunther *
Marcel Sabourin Marcel Sabourin, OC (born March 25, 1935) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof"Sabourin, Marcel" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 20, 2015. He is most noted for his role as Abel Gagné, the centra ...
- Homme du Train *
Charlotte Laurier Charlotte Laurier (born November 18, 1966) is a Canadian film and television actress.
- Bonne * Martin Faucher - Enfant Beaumont


Reception

The film was seen by less than 10,000 people in France.


Awards

* 1989 **
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design The Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian costume designer. It was formerly called the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design before the Genies wer ...
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François Barbeau François Barbeau (July 27, 1935 – January 28, 2016) was an award-winning Canadian costume designer. He was a professor at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Université du Québec à Montréal who worked on over 700 productions in Qu ...
- Won **
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 5 ...
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Rémy Girard Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Montreal, Quebec. Acting career Girard played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film ''The Barbarian In ...
- Won **
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design The Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film art direction/production design. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ...
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Anne Pritchard Anne Pritchard is a Canadian production designer, art director and set decorator. She is most noted as a four-time Etrog and Genie award winner for Best Art Direction/Production Design, winning at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards in 1970 for ''The Ac ...
- Nominated ** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - Thomas Vámos - Nominated **
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a director of a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Award ...
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Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis spent all his childhood. Hi ...
- Nominated **
Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film of the year.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishin ...
- Francyne Morin,
René Malo René Malo, CQ (born 7 March 1942) is a French Canadian film producer, most noted for establishing the Malofilm production and distribution studio. Born in Joliette, Quebec, Malo produced youth-oriented shows at Expo 67. He later became a mem ...
- Nominated ** Genie Award for Best Music Score -
François Dompierre François Dompierre C.M. (born July 1, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and composer, best known as a composer of film scores.Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards ...
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Monique Spaziani Monique Spaziani (born December 16, 1957 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actress. She is a three-time Genie Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress, Best Actress, receiving nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 ...
- Nominated **
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actress in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrati ...
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Miou-Miou Sylvette Herry (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Miou-Miou (), is a French actress. A ten-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Actress for the 1979 film ''Memoirs of a French Whore''. Her other films incl ...
- Nominated **
Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents one or more annual awards for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian film. Originally presented in 1968 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, from 1980 until 2012 the award continued as part of the Gen ...
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Jacques Savoie Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...
,
Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis spent all his childhood. Hi ...
- Nominated * 1988 **
Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention -
Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz (March 15, 1944 in Shanghai, China – August 14, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis spent all his childhood. Hi ...
- Won. Screened in the
Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...
section.


See also

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List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films ...
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List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Canada has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1971. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside ...


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* * 1988 films 1988 drama films Films based on Canadian novels Films shot in Ontario French drama films Films directed by Francis Mankiewicz Films set in Quebec Canadian drama films Films scored by François Dompierre French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films 1980s French films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub