Gilles (2008 film)

2008 Canadian film

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 (2008-08-10)

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

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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.

## External links

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* Gilles at IMDb

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