''The Wind from Wyoming'' (french: Le Vent du Wyoming) is a Canadian black comedy film, directed by

André Forcier André Forcier (born Marc-André Forcier on July 19, 1947) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His work has been linked to Latin American magic realism by its use of fantasy but is firmly rooted in Quebec's reality. His unromanticized, e ...

and released in 1994. The film centres on a dysfunctional family whose efforts at finding and keeping love become tangled up with a stage

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performing at the local hotel."'Reality doesn't interest me at all': Filmmaker Andre Forcier's work Le vent du Wyoming is up for the grand prize at Montreal's World Film Festival - now, he says, if only people will come to see it". ''

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'', August 27, 1994. Daughter Léa (Sarah-Jeanne Salvy) is in unrequited love with Reo (Martin Randez), a boxer who has instead entered a relationship with her mother Lizette (

France Castel France Castel, née Bégin (born August 31, 1944) in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian singer, actress and broadcaster. Music Castel began in the music business by recording an album, ''Toi et moi amoureux'', as a duo with Jean Beaulne of Les Baron ...

), while her sister Manon (

Céline Bonnier Céline Bonnier (; born August 31, 1965) is a French Canadian actress from Quebec. She has been nominated for four awards including Genie Awards and Gemini Awards. Filmography * 1992: ''Tectonic Plates'' * 1994: ''The Wind from Wyoming (Le V ...

) has a crush on Chester Celine (François Cruzet), a writer she has never met, and her father Marcel ( Michel Côté) remains hurt by Lizette's betrayal of him. They all enlist Albert the Great (

Marc Messier Marc Messier, M.S.C. (born August 16, 1947) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. Background Born in Granby, Quebec, Messier's 45-year acting career included the participation in several well-known films and television series. After finishing his ...

) to hypnotize their respective love interests, but the effort backfires and forces them to deal with unintended consequences. The film premiered at the

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in 1994, winning the award for Best Canadian Film and the International Critics Prize. Forcier was shortlisted for

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at the

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, At the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in 1995, Forcier won Best Screenplay and Salvy won the Revelation of the Year award for emerging performers; the film was also a nominee for Best Picture, but did not win."And then there were six; Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois narrows field for top prize". ''

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'', January 25, 1995.

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* 1994 films Canadian comedy-drama films Films directed by André Forcier Canadian black comedy films French-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub