Beyond Forty

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Beyond Forty
La Quarantaine
Directed byAnne Claire Poirier
Written byAnne Claire Poirier
Marthe Blackburn
StarringMonique Mercure
Aubert Pallascio
Luce Guilbeault
Jacques Godin
CinematographyMichel Brault
Edited byAndré Corriveau
Music byJoël Bienvenue
Production
company
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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

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.

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