''Magical Words'' () is a Canadian dramatic

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

, directed by

Jean-Marc Vallée Jean-Marc Vallée (March 9, 1963December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including '' ...

and released in 1998. A thematic sequel to his 1995 short film ''

Magical Flowers ''Magical Flowers'' () is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1995.Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". ''Séquences'', September/October 1995. The film stars Marc-André Grondin as DJ, a young boy ...

(Les Mots magiques)'',Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". ''Séquences'', September/October 1995. the film centres on a 30-year-old man (Richard Robitaille) finally confronting his father ( Robert Gravel) about his alcoholism. The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 1st Jutra Awards.

Wyndham Wise Wyndham Paul Wise is a Canadian film historian, critic, editor and publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the film magazine '' Take One: Film & Television in Canada'' (1992-2006). Career Born in London, England, Wyndham Wise was rai ...

, ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film''.

University of Toronto Press The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian university press. Although it was founded in 1901, the press did not actually publish any books until 1911. The press originally printed only examination books and the university calendar. Its first s ...

, 2001. . p. 270.

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* 1998 films 1998 drama films 1998 short films Films directed by Jean-Marc Vallée French-language Canadian films Canadian drama short films 1990s Canadian films Best Live Action Short Film Jutra and Iris Award winners 1990s French-language films French-language drama short films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub