Goddess of the Fireflies
| Goddess of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | La déesse des mouches à feu |
| Directed by | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette |
| Written by | Catherine Léger |
| Based on | La déesse des mouches à feu by Geneviève Pettersen |
| Produced by | Luc Vandal |
| Starring | Kelly Depeault Caroline Néron Normand D'Amour |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Decoste |
| Edited by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Music by | Mathieu Charbonneau |
Production company | Coop Vidéo de Montréal |
| Distributed by | Entract Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Goddess of the Fireflies (French: La déesse des mouches à feu) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and released in 2020.[1] An adaptation of the novel by Geneviève Pettersen,[2] the film centres on the coming of age of Catherine (Kelly Depeault), a teenage girl living in a small town in Quebec in the early 1990s.[1]
Cast
[edit]The cast includes Caroline Néron and Normand D'Amour as Catherine's parents, Éléonore Loiselle as her best friend Marie-Ève, and Robin L'Houmeau, Noah Parker, Antoine DesRochers and Marine Johnson as her classmates.
Production
[edit]Kelly Depeault was 17 years old at the time of filming the movie in which she has some nude and explicit sex scenes. While director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette admits that the shooting went smoothly, she also admits to having worked a lot with the actors during the sex scenes, which were the most delicate to stage according to her.[3]
Release
[edit]The film premiered in February 2020 at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation 14plus program.[1] It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Quebec City Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix.[4] It premiered commercially in Canada on September 25.[5]
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jared Mobarak, "Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life". The Film Stage, February 23, 2020.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (January 22, 2020). "Generation 14plus entry 'Goddess Of The Fireflies' among WaZabi Films EFM slate". Screen Daily.
- ^ "Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette: "l'adolescence, c'est une prise de risques"". quebeccinema.ca. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Le film "La déesse des mouches à feu" couronné au FCVQ". Le Journal de Québec. September 21, 2020.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sorties en salle août et septembre 2020". Films du Québec, July 31, 2020.
- ^ Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Prix collégial du cinéma québécois : les finalistes dévoilés". Le Journal de Montréal, January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma : La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada. April 27, 2021.
- ^ "La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma" (in French). Radio-Canada. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
External links
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