Phantom Life
Phantom Life (French: La Vie fantôme) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1992.[1] An adaptation of the novel by Danièle Sallenave, the film stars Ron Lea as Pierre, an academic at the Université de Sherbrooke who is torn between his marriage to Annie (Johanne-Marie Tremblay) and his extramarital affair with the younger Laure (Pascale Bussières).[2]
| Phantom Life | |
|---|---|
| French | La Vie fantôme |
| Directed by | Jacques Leduc |
| Produced by | Roger Frappier |
| Written by | Jacques Leduc Yvon Rivard |
| Based on | La Vie fantôme by Danièle Sallenave |
| Starring | Ron Lea Johanne-Marie Tremblay Pascale Bussières |
| Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
| Edited by | Yves Chaput |
Production company | Max Films Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Gabriel Gascon, Rita Lafontaine and Élise Guilbault.
The film premiered at the 1992 Montreal World Film Festival,[3] where it was named the most popular Canadian film of the festival and Bussières won the award for Best Actress.[4]
The film received five Genie Award nominations at the 13th Genie Awards, for Best Adapted Screenplay (Leduc and Yvon Rivard), Best Cinematography (Pierre Mignot), Best Art Direction/Production Design (Louise Jobin), Best Costume Design (Michèle Hamel) and Best Sound Editing (Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier and Claude Beaugrand).[5]
References
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Vie fantôme, La – Film de Jacques Leduc". Films du Québec, May 11, 2009.
- Bill Brownstein, "Two solitudes ignite when lovers cross linguistic divide". Montreal Gazette, January 22, 1993.
- Noel Taylor, "Canadian entries at Montreal festival easier to get into than foreign films". Ottawa Citizen, September 4, 1992.
- "Dark Side of Heart takes Filmfest's top prize". Montreal Gazette, September 8, 1992.
- "Genie Award nominations". Toronto Star, November 20, 1992.