The Novena

The Novena
FrenchLa Neuvaine
Directed byBernard Émond
Written byBernard Émond
Produced byBernadette Payeur
StarringÉlise Guilbault
Patrick Drolet
CinematographyJean-Claude Labrecque
Edited byLouise Côté
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
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Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Novena (French: La Neuvaine) is a 2005 Canadian drama film, directed by Bernard Émond.[1]

An exploration of faith, the film centres on the interaction between Jeanne (Élise Guilbault), an atheist doctor who is suffering from clinical depression and wants to commit suicide after one of her patients is murdered by an abusive husband, and François (Patrick Drolet), a young, deeply religious man who is fervently praying for a miracle to save his dying grandmother.[2] The film is the first in a trilogy inspired by the Catholic theological virtues of faith, hope and charity, which continued with Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance) in 2007 and The Legacy (La Donation) in 2009.[3]

  1. ^ "A film of amazing grace". Montreal Gazette, August 26, 2005.
  2. ^ "Quebec impresses at annual TIFF". Sherbrooke Record, September 2, 2005.
  3. ^ "Bernard Émond". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 22, 2010.