| A Scream from Silence | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Anne Claire Poirier |
| Written by | Anne Claire Poirier Marthe Blackburn |
| Produced by | Jacques Gagné Anne Claire Poirier |
| Starring | Julie Vincent |
| Cinematography | Michel Brault |
| Edited by | André Corriveau |
| Music by | Maurice Blackburn |
| Distributed by | NFB |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $362,861 |
A Scream from Silence (French: Mourir à tue-tête) is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Anne Claire Poirier and starring Julie Vincent. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[3]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: A Scream from Silence". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.