Miss Boots

Miss Boots
French	Mlle Bottine
Directed by	Yan Lanouette Turgeon
Written by	Dominic James
Based on	Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine)
Produced by	Antonello Cozzolino Dominic James Brigitte Léveillé
Starring	Antoine Bertrand Marguerite Laurence Marilyn Castonguay
Cinematography	Marie Davignon
Edited by	Carina Baccanale
Music by	Ramachandra Borcar
Production companies	Les Productions La Fête Attraction Images
Distributed by	Immina Films
Release date	September 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)(Schlingel)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	Quebec French

Miss Boots (French : Mlle Bottine) is a Canadian children's comedy film, directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon and released in 2024. ^[1] A modernized remake of the 1986 film Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine), the film stars Antoine Bertrand as Philippe, an opera composer who is entrusted with the care of his young niece Simone (Marguerite Laurence) after the death of her parents, and is shaken out of his crippling social anxiety by the need to take care of Simone and her pet skunk Bottine. ^[2]

The cast also includes Marilyn Castonguay, Mani Soleymanlou, Mateo Laurent Membreño Daigle, Benoît Gouin, François Chénier, Ellen David, Jean-François Provençal, Myriam Fournier, Louise Turcot and Dino Tavarone.

The film did not precisely replicate the original film's screenplay, instead introducing new elements such as Philippe's struggle with anxiety replacing Jean-Claude's simple negligence in the original, and other efforts to present more fully rounded adult characters. ^[3]

Production and release

The film was shot in Montreal in fall 2023. ^[4]

It premiered at the Schlingel International Children's Film Festival in September 2024. ^[5] It subsequently had a gala screening on November 18, 2024, at Montreal's Théâtre Maisonneuve, ^[6] before opening commercially on November 29. ^[3]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Schlingel International Children's Film Festival	2024	Club of Festivals Children Jury Prize	Miss Boots	Won	[7]
		Best Children's Performance	Marguerite Laurence	Won
Quebec Cinema Awards	2025	Best Film	Antonello Cozzolino, Brigitte Léveillé, Dominic James	Pending	[8]
		Best Actor	Antoine Bertrand	Pending
		Best Actress	Marguerite Laurence	Pending
		Revelation of the Year		Pending
		Best Costume Design	Sharon Scott	Pending
		Prix Michel-Côté	Antonello Cozzolino, Brigitte Léveillé, Dominic James, Patrick Roy, Yan Lanouette Turgeon	Pending

References

1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Mlle Bottine – Film de Yan Lanouette Turgeon". Films du Québec, November 24, 2024.
2. Maxime Demers, "Critique de «Mlle Bottine»: voici pourquoi ce film est un petit bijou". Le Journal de Montréal , November 28, 2024.
3. Véronique Larocque, "Un film qui va droit au cœur". La Presse , November 29, 2024.
4. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Mlle Bottine begins production in Montreal". Playback , September 22, 2023.
5. "Mlle Bottine présenté en première mondiale le 29 septembre". La Presse , September 10, 2024.
6. "Soir de première en famille pour Mlle Bottine". La Presse , November 19, 2024.
7. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Mlle Bottine primé en Allemagne". Films du Québec, October 5, 2024.
8. Fanny Bourel, "Une langue universelle en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Radio Canada International, October 8, 2025.

External links

• Miss Boots at IMDb