''You're Sleeping Nicole'' (french: Tu dors Nicole) is a 2014 Canadian

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directed by

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section of the

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. The film had a limited release (in Montreal) on 22 August 2014, followed by a general

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theatrical release on 29 August 2014. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the

2014 Toronto International Film Festival The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014. David Dobkin's film '' The Judge'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duv ...

. The film stars

Julianne Côté Julianne Côté (born May 7, 1990) is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her Canadian Screen Award-nominated performance in the 2014 film ''You're Sleeping Nicole (Tu dors Nicole)''. Her other roles have included the televisio ...

as Nicole, a young woman who is becoming increasingly disillusioned with her quiet small-town life over the course of a summer.

Reception

The film was included in the list of

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feature films of 2014, selected by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals organized by TIFF. It has a Metacritic score of 79%. Released in the United States under the title ''Tu Dors Nicole'', the film garnered positive reviews in ''The New York Times'' and other publications, for an average rating of 7.9/10 at

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Awards

The film garnered six

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nominations at the

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(Lafleur),

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(Côté), Best Supporting Actor (

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), Best Supporting Actress (

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) and

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(Lafleur). ''Tu Dors Nicole'' had nine

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, Pierre Bertrand, and

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) and Best Original Music (

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and

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). The

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named ''Tu Dors Nicole'' Best Canadian Film of 2014, and also honoured it for Best Actress in a Canadian Film (Côté) and Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Grondin). The film was the winner of the

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in 2015.

Home video

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has announced a Blu-ray and DVD of ''Tu Dors Nicole'', to be released on 27 October 2015.

Cast

as Rémi Gagnon *

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as Mère de Martin *

as Nicole Gagnon * Francis La Haye as JF / batteur *

as Véronique Simard * Simon Larouche as Pat / bassiste

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:You're Sleeping Nicole 2014 films 2014 drama films 2010s French-language films Canadian drama films Films directed by Stéphane Lafleur Canadian black-and-white films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films