Curling (film)

Curling
Film poster
Directed byDenis Côté
Written byDenis Côté
Produced byDenis Côté
Stéphanie Morissette [fr]
StarringEmmanuel Bilodeau
Philomène Bilodeau
Roc Lafortune [de; fr]
Sophie Desmarais
CinematographyJosée Deshaies
Edited byNicolas Roy
Production
company
Nihilproductions
Distributed byMétropole Films
Release date
  • August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09)
(Locarno)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Curling is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Côté and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Emmanuel Bilodeau and Philomène Bilodeau as Jean-François and Julyvonne Sauvageau, a father and daughter who are living in virtual isolation in rural Quebec.[2]

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where Emmanuel Bilodeau won the award for Best Actor and Côté won the award for Best Director.[3] The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.[4]

The film received three Prix Jutra nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards, for Best Film, Best Director (Côté) and Best Actor (Emmanuel Bilodeau).[5] At the 17th Lumières Awards in 2012, the film was a nominee for Best French-Language Film.[6]

  1. ^ Ramond, Charles-Henri (October 12, 2010). "Curling – Film de Denis Côté" [Curling – Film by Denis Côté]. Films du Québec. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Rauger, Jean-François (November 8, 2011). "Curling: a movie cold at heart - review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ ""Denis Côté primé deux fois à Locarno". Ici Radio-Canada. August 16, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Canada's Top Ten for 2010". Now, December 15, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Bailey, Patrick (March 14, 2011). "Incendies dominates Jutras". Playback.
  6. ^ "Curling et Incendies aux prix Lumière" [Curling and Fires are at the Lumière awards]. La Presse (in French). December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2023.