''Pandora's Beauty'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by

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and released in 2000. The film stars Jean-François Casabonne as Vincent, a man whose unhappy marriage to Ariane (

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) leads him to have an extramarital affair with Pandora (

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), only to witness his life falling apart after Pandora reveals that she is

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. The cast also includes Annie Dufresne,

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, Annick Bergeron, Diane Lavallée and James Hyndman. The film was shot in 1999 in and around

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, with a small amount of location filming at

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. It premiered on February 17, 2000 at the

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. Bergeron received a

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nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the

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. The film received two

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nominations at the 3rd Jutra Awards, for Best Supporting Actress (Guérin) and Best Original Music (

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, François Bruneau and Jean-Marc Pisapia)."Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". ''

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'', January 24, 2001.

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* 2000 films Canadian drama films HIV/AIDS in Canadian films Films directed by Charles Binamé 2000s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub