Magical Words

1998 Canadian film

Magical Words

French| Les Mots magiques
Directed by| Jean-Marc Vallée
Written by| Jean-Marc Vallée
Produced by| Jean-Marc Vallée
Starring| Richard Robitaille
Robert Gravel
Cinematography| Pierre Lambert
Edited by| Jean-Marc Vallée
Music by| Serge Arcuri
Luc Aubry

Production
company

J.M. Films

Release date

* 1998 (1998)

Running time

| 21 minutes
Country| Canada
Language| French

Magical Words (French: Les Mots magiques) is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1998. A thematic sequel to his 1995 short film Magical Flowers (Les Mots magiques),[1] the film centres on a 30-year-old man (Richard Robitaille) finally confronting his father (Robert Gravel) about his alcoholism.[2]

The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 1st Jutra Awards.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". Séquences, September/October 1995.
2. ^ "Eight more little gems unearthed". Edmonton Journal, February 26, 1999.
3. ^ Wyndham Wise, Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press, 2001. ISBN 9780802083982. p. 270.

## External links

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* Magical Words at IMDb

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Jean-Marc Vallée

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* Stereotypes (1991)
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Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film

* Magical Words (1999)
* Atomic Saké (2000)
* Inséparables (2001)
* Remembrance (2002)
* Hit and Run (2003)
* Mammouth (2004)
* Papa (2005)
* The White Chapel (2006)
* The Dead Water (2007)
* Our Jail Is a Kingdom (2008)
* Next Floor (2009)
* Danse Macabre (2010)
* Opening Up (2011)
* Trotteur (2012)
* Where I Am (2013)
* An Extraordinary Person (2014)
* Life's a Bitch (2015)
* Maurice (2016)
* Mutants (2017)
* Pre-Drink (2018)
* Brotherhood (2019)
* Just Me and You (2020)
* Foam (2021)
* Like the Ones I Used to Know (2022)
* Invincible (2023)
* Summer of 2000 (2024)

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