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and released in 1992. An adaptation of the novel by

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, the film stars

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as Pierre, an academic at the

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who is torn between his marriage to Annie (

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) and his extramarital affair with the younger Laure (

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). The film's cast also includes

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and

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. The film premiered at the 1992

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, where it was named the most popular Canadian film of the festival and Bussières won the award for Best Actress. The film received five

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nominations at the

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, for

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(Leduc and

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), Best Cinematography (

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), Best Art Direction/Production Design (

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), Best Costume Design (

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) and

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(Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier and Claude Beaugrand)."Genie Award nominations". ''

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'', November 20, 1992.

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* 1992 films Canadian drama films Films set in Quebec Films shot in Quebec Films based on French novels Films directed by Jacques Leduc French-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub