La Femme de l'hôtel
Encyclopedia
La Femme de l'hôtel is a 1984 Canadian French-language drama film
directed
by Léa Pool.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
by Léa Pool.
Plot
- Andrea Richler (Baillargeon) is a well-known director who returns to her home town of MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
to film a high-budget musical drama. At her hotelHotelA hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
, she has a brief but unsettling encounter with a suicidal elderly woman named Estelle (Marleau). This is briefly forgotten until later when she meets the old lady again and with mounting incredulity Paule discovers that the actual events in the woman's life mirror the fictional events in the director's film.
Recognition
- 1985
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original SongGenie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original SongThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian original song.-17th Genie Awards:* Michael Turner, Swamp Baby, Peter J...
- Won (Paule Baillargeon,Marjolaine Morin,Yves Laferrière) - Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...
- Won (Louise Marleau) - Genie Award for Best Achievement in DirectionGenie Award for Best Achievement in DirectionThe Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film director.-1st Genie Awards:*Bob Clark, Murder by Decree*Peter Carter, Klondike Fever...
- Nominated (Léa Pool) - Genie Award for Best Motion PictureGenie Award for Best Motion PictureThe Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...
- Nominated (Bernadette Payeur) - Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Nominated (Michel Langlois,Léa Pool)
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Song
- 1984
- Montreal World Film FestivalMontreal World Film FestivalThe Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
Off-Competition Canadian Movie International Press Award - Won (Léa Pool) - Toronto International Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalThe Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
Best Canadian Feature Film - Won (Léa Pool)
- Montreal World Film Festival