A Cry in the Night (1996 film)

A Cry in the Night
FrenchLe Cri de la nuit
Directed byJean Beaudry
Written byJean Beaudry
Produced byClaude Cartier
StarringPierre Curzi
Félix-Antoine Leroux
Louise Richer
CinematographyÉric Cayla
Edited bySuzanne Allard
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
company
Les Productions du lundi matin
Distributed byCinépix
Release date
  • March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

A Cry in the Night (French: Le Cri de la nuit) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Beaudry and released in 1996.[1] The film stars Pierre Curzi as Pierre, a night watchman at a college who indulges his passion for amateur astronomy on the building's roof; one night his routine is disturbed by the appearance of Nathaël (Félix-Antoine Leroux), a young man who is videotaping a farewell letter to his ex-girlfriend, and Hélène (Louise Richer), Pierre's own girlfriend who breaks up with him after revealing that she is pregnant.[2]

The film's cast also includes Jocelyn Bérubé and Sabine Karsenti.

Éric Cayla received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997.[3]

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 52.
  2. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Cri de la nuit, Le – Film de Jean Beaudry". Films du Québec, January 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Christopher Harris, "Greyson's Lilies leads Genie field Film with all-male cast gets 14 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 17, 1996.