''Beyond Forty'' (french: La Quarantaine) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Anne Claire Poirier Anne Claire Poirier O.C. (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. Biography Poirier was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. She was the only female filmmaker on the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s and ...

and released in 1982."Quarantaine, La – Film d’Anne Claire Poirier"
''Films du Québec'', March 21, 2009. The film centres on a group of childhood friends reuniting as adults in their 40s, and has been compared by critics to the 1983 film '' The Big Chill''. The film's cast includes

Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

, Louise Rémy, Pierre Thériault,

Aubert Pallascio Aubert Pallascio (August 19, 1937 – July 5, 2020) was a Canadian actor. Pallascio trained at the CNSAD and for a period of time worked under the pseudonym Luis Aubert. He has performed on the stages of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Théâtr ...

, Luce Guilbeault,

Michelle Rossignol Michelle Rossignol, (4 February 1940 – 18 May 2020) was a Canadian film actress. She appeared in fifteen films between 1956 and 2010. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1991 and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec T ...

, Patricia Nolin and Jacques Godin. The film received three Genie Award nominations at the

4th Genie Awards The 4th annual Genie Awards were held March 23, 1983, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Dave Thomas."Thomas goes genteel for Genies". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 19, 1983. ''The Grey Fox'' was the ...

in 1983:

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

(Mercure), Best Supporting Actress (Nolin) and Best Costume Design ( Huguette Gagné).

Jay Scott Jeffrey Scott Beaven (October 4, 1949 – July 30, 1993), known professionally by his pen name Jay Scott, was a Canadian film critic."Critic Jay Scott, 43 among world's best". ''Toronto Star'', July 31, 1993. Early life Scott was born in Lincol ...

, "Top Genie prospects for Bill Miner movie". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', February 10, 1983.

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* 1982 films Canadian drama films Films directed by Anne Claire Poirier National Film Board of Canada films 1982 drama films French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub