Beyond Forty

1982 Canadian film
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
105 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageFrench

Beyond Forty (French: La Quarantaine) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Claire Poirier and released in 1982.[1] The film centres on a group of childhood friends reuniting as adults in their 40s,[1] and has been compared by critics to the 1983 film The Big Chill.[2]

The film's cast includes Monique Mercure, Louise Rémy, Pierre Thériault, Aubert Pallascio, Luce Guilbeault, Michelle Rossignol, Patricia Nolin and Jacques Godin.[1]

The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983: Best Actress (Mercure), Best Supporting Actress (Nolin) and Best Costume Design (Huguette Gagné).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Quarantaine, La – Film d’Anne Claire Poirier". Films du Québec, March 21, 2009.
  2. ^ Jay Scott, "Passages, or everyone old is new again". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1983.
  3. ^ Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Bill Miner movie". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.

External links

  • Beyond Forty at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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