''Wild Flowers'' (french: Les Fleurs sauvages) is a 1982 Canadian
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 ...
written and directed by
Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Jean Pierre Lefebvre (; born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers.
Biography
Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature a ...
.
The film won the
FIPRESCI Prize
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...
at the
1982 Cannes Film Festival
The 35th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 26 May 1982. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to ''Missing'' by Costa Gavras and '' Yol'' by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney.
The festival opened with the 1916 film '' Intolerance'', directed ...
and was selected as the Canadian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
55th Academy Awards
The 55th Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, and Walter Matthau. Louis Gossett Jr. became the first Africa ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Marthe Nadeau
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Michèle Magny
Michèle Magny (born 1944) is a Canadian actress, playwright and theatre director from Montreal, Quebec.
*
Pierre Curzi
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Claudia Aubin
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Eric Beauséjour
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Georges Bélisle
* Sarah Mills
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Michel Viala
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Monique Thouin
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Raoul Duguay
See also
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References
External links
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1982 films
1982 drama films
Canadian drama films
Films directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
French-language Canadian films
1980s Canadian films
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