''A Life Begins'' (french: Une vie qui commence) is a 2010

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drama film, directed and written by

Michel Monty Michel Monty is a Canadian film writer, director, editor and actor mostly for television. His first long feature was ''A Life Begins (Une vie qui commence)'', which premiered at the film festival ''Cinéma du Québec à Paris''. Michel Monty gradua ...

, his debut long feature. The film's original working title was ''Cent milliards de neurones'' ("One Hundred Billion Neurons").

Plot

Following the death of his doctor father (

François Papineau François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years. Papineau graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best ...

) from an overdose of prescription drugs in the 1960s, 12-year-old Étienne (

Charles Antoine Perreault Charles Antoine Perreault is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the 2010 film '' A Life Begins (Une vie qui commence)'', for which he received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actor at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2 ...

) starts down the same path in an obsessive attempt to both replace and honor his memory.

Cast

: Étienne Langevin (the son) *

: Jacques Langevin (father) * Julie Le Breton: Louise Langevin (mother) *

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: Guy Langevin (grandfather) *

Rita Lafontaine Rita Lafontaine (8 June 1939 – 4 April 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She has been described as the muse of playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard. Her career span ...

: grandmother * Juliette Vermes-Monty:Marie-Ève * Mathis Brisson: Martin * Éliane Préfontaine: Patricia * Étienne Soucy-Lord: Michel Meilleur * Yves Sauvé: Michel Monty

Awards

The film received six

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.14th Jutra Awards The 14th Jutra Awards were held on March 11, 2012 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2011.

in 2012, for

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...

(Perreault),

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 awar ...

(Le Breton), Best Supporting Actor (Papineau), Best Costume Design ( Ginette Magny), Best Hair (

Martin Lapointe Martin T. Lapointe (born September 12, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hock ...

) and Best Makeup (

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).Odile Tremblay
"Monsieur Lazhar, Coteau rouge et Café de Flore dominent la course à la 14e Soirée des Jutra"
''

Le Devoir ''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. ''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large- ...

'', February 1, 2012.

References

External links

* * 2010 films 2010s French-language films 2010 directorial debut films Canadian drama films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub