Gilles (2008 film)

Gilles
Gilles
Directed by	Constant Mentzas
Written by	Sylvain Arcand; Constant Mentzas
Produced by	Constant Mentzas
Starring	Hélène Loiselle; Réjean Lefrançois
Cinematography	John Ashmore
Edited by	Stéphane Lafleur
Production; company	Les Films Cosmodéon
Distributed by	Travelling Distribution
Release date	August 10, 2008;
Running time	14 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Gilles is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Constant Mentzas and released in 2008. The film stars Hélène Loiselle as an elderly woman who has spent her life caring for her developmentally disabled son Gilles (Réjean Lefrançois), but who is now terminally ill and struggling to prepare him for the day he will have to move into assisted living.^[1]

The film was the last significant acting role for Loiselle, one of Quebec's major actresses of the 20th century, before her own death in 2013.^[2]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.^[3]

References

^ Nicolas Gendron, Gendron, "Condensé d’imaginaire(s) / Nouveaux courts métrages québécois 2009". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 27 No. 3 (Summer 2009), pp. 48–51.
^ Manon Dumais, "La liste du vendredi: Cinq films en souvenir d’Hélène Loiselle". Voir, August 9, 2013.
^ Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010.

External links

Gilles at IMDb

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[1] Nicolas Gendron, Gendron, "Condensé d’imaginaire(s) / Nouveaux courts métrages québécois 2009". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 27 No. 3 (Summer 2009), pp. 48–51.

[2] Manon Dumais, "La liste du vendredi: Cinq films en souvenir d’Hélène Loiselle". Voir, August 9, 2013.

[3] Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010.

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