My Friend Max
| My Friend Max | |
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| French | Mon amie Max |
| Directed by | Michel Brault |
| Written by | Guy Fournier Jefferson Lewis |
| Produced by | Aimée Danis Carole Ducharme Alain Rocca |
| Starring | Geneviève Bujold Marthe Keller Johanne McKay |
| Cinematography | Sylvain Brault |
| Edited by | Jacques Gagné |
| Music by | François Dompierre |
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Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
My Friend Max (
Plot
The film is set in contemporary Quebec City, Quebec.[3]
Catherine (Marthe Keller), a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her childhood friend Max (Geneviève Bujold), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were students together at the Music Conservatory in Quebec City, and were the most promising pianists. While still in her teens, the adventurous Max gets pregnant. She wants to keep the child, but her domineering mother forces her to give him up for adoption. The rebellious Max then leaves Quebec and the music world. Now, years later, she returns, obsessed with finding her son. With the help of Catherine, she locates the adoption records and social workers contact her son to ask if he wants to see her. He refuses, but she keeps trying until they are reunited.[4]
Cast
- Geneviève Bujold as Marie-Alexandrine Brabant
- Marthe Keller as Catherine Mercier
- Johanne McKay as Marie-Alexandrine (adolescente)
- Marie Guillard as Catherine (adolescente)
- Michel Rivard as Denis Lajeunesse
- Rita Lafontaine as Madame Brabant
- Véronique Le Flaguais as Mme Michaud
- Jean-Louis Roux as Père Berube
- Patrice Bissonnette as Michael Simard
Awards and nominations
At RVCQ, Bujold won the award for Best Performance, McKay won the award for Most Promising Actor, and Guy Fournier and Jefferson Lewis won the award for Best Screenplay.[5]
The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the
It received six
See also
- List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Mon amie Max – Film de Michel Brault". Films du Québec, February 3, 2009.
- Montreal Gazette, January 26, 1994.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Mon Amie Max". Variety, February 20, 1994.
- Montreal Gazette, February 20, 1994.
- ^ "Low-budget drama wins Quebec prize". Edmonton Journal, February 14, 1994.
- ^ Dan Bennett, "Palm Springs Film Festival productive event". North County Times, January 20, 1995.
- Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1994.
External links
- My Friend Max at IMDb
