Ladies in Blue

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Ladies in Blue
French Les dames en bleu
Directed byClaude Demers
Written byClaude Demers
Produced byClaude Demers
Starring Michel Louvain
Cinematography Michel La Veaux
Jean-Pierre St-Louis
Edited byClaude Palardy
Production
company
CDFilms
Distributed by Christal Films
Release date
  • October 7, 2009 (2009-10-07)(FNC)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Ladies in Blue (French : Les dames en bleu) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Claude Demers and released in 2009. [1] The film is a portrait of five women of varying ages who are passionate fans of Quebec singer Michel Louvain. [2]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010. [3]

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References

  1. Jean-Christophe Laurence, "Les dames en bleu : «On t'aime, Michel!» ". La Presse , October 7, 2009.
  2. Kelly, Brendan (December 22, 2014). "Claude Demers gets very personal in new documentary set in Verdun". Montreal Gazette . Montreal. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. "Films about Montreal massacre, real-life IRA mole garner Genie nominations". Canadian Press, March 1, 2010.