The White Chapel (film)

The White Chapel
FrenchUne chapelle blanche
Directed bySimon Lavoie
Written bySimon Lavoie
Produced byPascal Bascaron
Sylvain Corbeil
StarringHélène Loiselle
CinematographyJohn Ashmore
Edited byMathieu Denis
Production
company
Metafilms
Distributed byLes Distributions Netima
Release date
  • September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
39 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The White Chapel (French: Une chapelle blanche) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Simon Lavoie and released in 2005.[1] The film stars Hélène Loiselle as Rose-Flore, an elderly woman living in a small town whose familiar routines are disrupted when the small white chapel across the street from her home is repainted blue.[2]

The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

The film won the Jutra Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 8th Jutra Awards in 2006.[3]

  1. ^ Anabelle Nicoud, "Simon Lavoie : radicalement cinéma". La Presse, October 25, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Kiss, kiss. Puff, puff. Dribble, dribble; If you're a fan of (name any genre) ... here are some movies for you". Toronto Star, September 8, 2005.
  3. ^ Odile Tremblay, "C.R.A.Z.Y. monopolise les Jutra". Le Devoir, March 20, 2006.