A Place to Live (2018 film)

A Place to Live
Film poster
FrenchPour vivre ici
Directed byBernard Émond
Written byBernard Émond
Produced byBernadette Payeur
StarringÉlise Guilbault
Sophie Desmarais
Danny Gilmore
CinematographyJean-Pierre St-Louis
Edited byAnnie Jean
Production
company
Release date
  • February 21, 2018 (2018-02-21)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

A Place to Live (French: Pour vivre ici) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Bernard Émond and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Élise Guilbault as Monique, a recently widowed woman who, while visiting her adult children in Montreal, decides to return to her childhood hometown of Verner, Ontario for the first time in many years.[2]

In addition to Montreal and Verner, parts of the film were shot in Baie-Comeau, Tadoussac and Sudbury.[3]

The film was Guilbault's fourth time appearing in Émond's films, following The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit), The Novena (La Neuvaine) and The Legacy (La Donation).[1] Guilbault received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress for her work in the film.[4]