Bonjour Timothy

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Bonjour Timothy
Directed byWayne Tourell
Written byDavid Parry
Produced by Micheline Charest
Murray Newey
Antony I. Ginnane
Starring Dean O'Gorman
Stephen Papps
Sabine Karsenti
CinematographyMatt Bowkett
Edited byJean-Marie Dot
Music byDan Tierney
Production
companies
CINAR Films
Tucker Films Ltd.
Distributed byAlpha Media
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
98 minutes
CountriesNew Zealand
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Bonjour Timothy is a 1995 Canadian-New Zealander romantic comedy film directed by Wayne Tourell and starring Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Papps and Sabine Karsenti.

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Plot

Bonjour Timothy is a coming of age story of a young French-Canadian girl who goes on exchange to Auckland. The story follows Timothy, played by Dean O'Gorman, a young New Zealand boy who develops a crush on Michelle, played by Sabine Karsenti, the young French-Canadian girl from Montreal who is living with his family on her exchange. The story follows Timothy, a social underdog in his school, as he goes through a period of self-discovery, and tries to gain the attention of his crush, Michelle. This story depicts the trials and tribulations associated with being in high school, and the awkward stages that accompany being a young adult.

The New Zealand Film Commission describes Bonjour Timothy as, "In Bonjour Timothy (1995) the underdog wins the affection of the girl against all odds, in a film about coming-of-age anxieties over sex and love" (Aveyard, Moran & Veith 2018). [1] [2]

Buzzfeed described Bonjour Timothy as, "The Best Teen Movie You've Never Heard Of."

Cast

Production

The film was shot largely at and around Avondale College in Auckland, New Zealand. [3]

Film Crew:

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Awards

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References

  1. Aveyard, Karina; Moran, Albert; Vieth, Errol. Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield.
  2. Bonjour Timothy at New Zealand Film Commission
  3. "Bonjour Timothy". nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. "Bonjour Timothy (1995)". LETTERBOXD.
  5. New Zealand Film Commission