Honey, I'm in Love
Honey, I'm in Love (French: Le Grand départ) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Claude Meunier and released in 2008.[1] The film stars Marc Messier as Jean-Paul Cardin, a successful surgeon who, following the breakup of his marriage to Céline Demers (Guylaine Tremblay), must juggle his commitments to his children and his new relationship with younger artist Nathalie (Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc).[2]
| Honey, I'm in Love | |
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| French | Le Grand départ |
| Directed by | Claude Meunier |
| Produced by | Daniel Louis Denise Robert |
| Written by | Claude Meunier |
| Starring | Marc Messier Guylaine Tremblay Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc |
| Music by | Michel Corriveau |
| Cinematography | Bruce Chun |
| Edited by | Jean-François Bergeron |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Patrick Drolet and Sophie Desmarais as Jean-Paul's children Guylain and Myriam, as well as Rémy Girard, Louis-José Houde, Catherine Trudeau and Cynthia Wu-Maheux in supporting roles.
Meunier wrote the screenplay in part based on his own experience following the breakdown of his first marriage.[3]
The film premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2008,[4] before opening commercially in December.[1]
The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009, for Best Actress (Tremblay) and Best Sound (Patrick Rousseau, Marie-Claude Gagne, Louis Gignac).[5]
References
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Grand départ, Le – Film de Claude Meunier". Films du Québec, January 9, 2009.
- Isabelle Massé, "Le grand départ: l'amour qui fait mal". La Presse, December 13, 2008.
- "Meunier's personal touch". Montreal Gazette, December 15, 2008.
- "Claude Meunier présentera Le Grand départ à Chicago". Voir, October 6, 2008.
- "L'année Babine". Société Radio-Canada, February 18, 2009.