''Ice Cream, Chocolate and Other Consolations'' () is a Canadian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by
Julie Hivon and released in 2001. The film centres on Suzie (
Isabelle Brouillette), an aimless woman in her mid-20s with a dead-end job and little success in her love life, whose efforts to help her apparently abused young neighbour Jérémi (
Louis-Philippe Dury) lead her to confront what she wants out of life, including the real reasons why she is always comparing her boyfriends to her childhood friend Samuel (
Danny Gilmore).
The film's cast also includes Jacynthe René as Suzie and Samuel's friend Judith,
France Castel and
Serge Thériault as Suzie's parents Nicole and Renaud, and
Dorothée Berryman as Samuel's mother Micheline, as well as
Normand D'Amour, Martin Desgagné, Geneviève Bilodeau and
Pierre Lebeau
Pierre Lebeau (born 22 July 1954) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for major roles in Quebec big-box movies such as ''Séraphin: Heart of Stone'' and the four-part ''Les Boys'' series.
Life and career
His acting career started on the theatr ...
in supporting roles.
The film premiered on August 24, 2001 at the
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.[Jutra Award Jutras may have several meanings :
* Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker
**Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris
**The Claude Jutra Awa ...]
nomination for
Best Supporting Actress at the
4th Jutra Awards in 2002.
"Quebec Jutra awards finalists announced"
''Screen Daily
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned '' Broadcast''.
The magazine is primarily aimed at those involv ...
'', January 24, 2002.
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2001 films
Canadian romantic comedy-drama films
Films shot in Quebec
Films set in Quebec
Quebec films
2000s French-language films
French-language Canadian films
2000s Canadian films
2001 romantic comedy films
2001 directorial debut films
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