Women in Love (1993 film)

For the 1969 British film, see Women in Love (film).
Women in Love
FrenchLes Amoureuses
Directed byJohanne Prégent
Written byJohanne Prégent
Produced byLouise Gendron
StarringLouise Portal
Léa-Marie Cantin
CinematographyFrançois Protat
Edited byDominique Fortin
Music byPierre Desrochers
Production
company
Les Productions du Cerf
Distributed byCiné 360
Release date
  • February 24, 1993 (1993-02-24)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Women in Love (French: Les Amoureuses) is a 1993 Canadian drama film, directed by Johanne Prégent.[1] The film stars Louise Portal and Léa-Marie Cantin as Léa and Marianne, two friends who are about to turn 40, and are married to David (Kenneth Welsh) and Nino (Tony Nardi) respectively, but are both involved in extramarital affairs with other men due to their dissatisfaction with their marriages.[2]

The cast also includes Sophie Lorain, David La Haye and Macha Limonchik.

Pierre Desrochers received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 25th Genie Awards.[3] The film was also in contention for the inaugural Claude Jutra Award for best first feature, but did not win.[4]

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 13.
  2. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Amoureuses, Les – Film de Johanne Prégent". Films du Québec, January 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1993.
  4. ^ "Director wins Genie award for film The Grocer's Wife". Waterloo Region Record, December 8, 1993.