Danse Macabre (2009 film)

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Danse Macabre
Directed by Pedro Pires
Produced byPedro Pires
Catherine Chagnon
StarringAnne Bruce Falconer
CinematographyPedro Pires
Edited byPedro Pires
Release date
  • April 4, 2009 (2009-04-04)(Lyon L'Étrange)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryCanada

Danse Macabre is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2009. [1] The film portrays the "dance" of a dead body twitching and writhing as it is drained of fluids in preparation for its embalming. [1]

The corpse was portrayed by dancer Anne Bruce Falconer. [1]

The film won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, [2] and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list. [3] It won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards, [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Event starts moving, and so does the body; Danse macabre is highlight of shorts". Montreal Gazette , October 8, 2009.
  2. "It's a wrap for TIFF; Film 'Precious' nabs audience prize at festival, stoking Oscar predictions". Telegraph-Journal , September 21, 2009.
  3. "Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". Waterloo Region Record , December 26, 2009.
  4. "Bold Canadian shorts pack big punch". Toronto Star , September 9, 2011.