''The Seat of the Soul'' (french: Le siège de l'âme) is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Olivier Asselin and released in 1997.
[Charles-Henri Ramond]
"Siège de l’âme, Le – Film d’Olivier Asselin"
''Films du Québec'', February 1, 2009. The film stars
Emmanuel Bilodeau as Jules, a scientist in the late 19th century who sets out to prove the existence of the human
soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...
after finding a
mummy with its heart still beating.
[ Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 192.]
The cast also includes Lucille Fluet as Sophie, a suicidal young woman with whom Jules falls in love, and
Rémy Girard as a detective.
The film premiered in theatres in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
on September 1, 1997,
[ and was screened at the ]1997 Toronto International Film Festival
The 22nd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF.
Awards
Programmes
Gala Opening Night
* '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom Eg ...
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The film received two 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 ...
nominations at the 18th Genie Awards
The 18th Genie Awards were held on 14 December 1997, to honour the best Canadian films of 1997.
Nominees and winners
The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text.
References
External links Genie Awards 1997 on imdb
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in 1998, for Best Overall Sound (Hans Peter Strobl Hans Peter Strobl (January 22, 1942 - July 21, 2007) was an Austrian-Canadian sound engineer in film and television.Marie-Ève Blain-Juste"Mort du géant du son Hans Peter Strobl" '' La Presse'', July 26, 2007. He was most noted as a five-time Genie ...
, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron Jocelyn "Jo" Caron is a Canadian production sound mixer. He was nominated in the 28th Genie Awards for a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound for '' Shake Hands with the Devil'' (shared with Eric Fitz, Gavin Fernandes, Benoit Leduc).
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and Marcel Chouinard) and Best Sound Editing
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow List of film awards, film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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(Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie and Jacques Plante).[Doug Saunders, "Egoyan film leads Genie race: The Sweet Hereafter picks up nominations for Canada's film awards". '']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 ...
'', November 5, 1997.
References
External links
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1997 films
1997 drama films
Canadian drama films
French-language Canadian films
Films directed by Olivier Asselin
1990s Canadian films
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