| Gurov and Anna | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rafaël Ouellet |
| Written by | Céleste Parr |
| Produced by | Jacques Blain Marie-Dominique Michaud |
| Starring | Andreas Apergis Sophie Desmarais |
| Cinematography | Geneviève Perron |
| Edited by | David Di Francesco |
Production company | Zone3 |
| Distributed by | Filmoption |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Gurov and Anna is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2014.[1] The film stars Andreas Apergis as Ben, a literature professor in Montreal who is obsessed with Anton Chekhov's short story "The Lady with the Dog", and begins trying to act it out in his real life by commencing a love affair with his student Mercedes (Sophie Desmarais) in which he can be the Gurov to her Anna.[2]
The film went into production in March 2014.[3] It was both Ouellet's first English-language film, and his first time directing a screenplay he had not written himself.[4]
The film premiered in October 2014 at the 19th Busan International Film Festival,[5] and had its Canadian premiere later in the month at the Festival du nouveau cinéma,[6] before going into commercial release in early 2015.[7]
Screenwriter Céleste Parr received a nomination for Best Screenplay at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.[8]
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gurov & Anna – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, March 9, 2015.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Anything but a typical Hollywood love story; Characters lost between literature and real life". Montreal Gazette, March 20, 2015.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Rafael Ouellet shooting fifth feature, Gurov & Anna". Playback, March 24, 2014.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Made in the Montreal he knows; Gurov & Anna is director Rafael Ouellet's first English-language film and also his first to be set in the streets of the city he loves". Montreal Gazette, April 7, 2014.
- ^ "La Corée du Sud, un tremplin pour le cinéaste Rafaël Ouellet". Ici Radio-Canada, October 6, 2014.
- ^ T'cha Dunlevy, "Feeding a passion for movie lovers; 43rd Festival du nouveau cinema has cemented its status as film buffs' go-to event". Montreal Gazette, September 24, 2014.
- ^ Nicolas Gendron, "Rafaël Ouellet / Gurov & Anna : Passions multiples". Voir, March 17, 2015.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Beyond Jutra's shadow; Quebec's film awards gala is suffering from an identity crisis that runs deep". Montreal Gazette, March 19, 2016.