My Aunt Aline

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My Aunt Aline
Ma tante Aline VideoCover.jpeg
French Ma tante Aline
Directed by Gabriel Pelletier
Written by Stéphane J. Bureau
Frédéric Ouellet
Produced by Lorraine Richard
Luc Martineau
Starring Béatrice Picard
Sylvie Léonard
Cinematography Éric Cayla
Edited by Gaétan Huot
Music by Benoît Charest
Distributed by Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
Release date
  • July 20, 2007 (2007-07-20)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

My Aunt Aline (French : Ma tante Aline) is a 2007 Canadian comedy film directed by Gabriel Pelletier. [1]

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Plot

Geneviève Saint-Louis (Sylvie Léonard) is a successful career woman who does nothing but work. One day, her aunt Aline (Béatrice Picard) shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep penniless and just one step away from a retirement home. Determined to stay out, Aline turns Geneviève's life upside-down as she takes her on the ride of her life that includes a stop in Cuba.

Awards

Picard received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 28th Genie Awards. [2] The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 10th Jutra Awards, for Best Hair (Réjean Forget) and Best Makeup (Kathryn Casault); [3] Forget won the award for Best Hair. [4]

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References

  1. Brendan Kelly, "'Comedy' about aging in Quebec gets real old, real fast". Montreal Gazette , July 20, 2007.
  2. "28th Genie Awards nominees". Playback , February 18, 2008.
  3. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2008: récapitulatif". Films du Québec, December 26, 2008.
  4. "Soie remporte trois Jutra". La Presse , February 28, 2008.