Sonia (1986 film)

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Sonia
Directed by Paule Baillargeon
Written byPaule Baillargeon
Laura Harrington
Produced by Roger Frappier
Michel Gauthier
Suzanne Dussault
Starring Kim Yaroshevskaya
Paule Baillargeon
CinematographyAndré-Luc Dupont
Roger Martin
Edited byYves Dion
Music by Yves Laferrière
Production
company
Release date
  • June 15, 1986 (1986-06-15)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Sonia is a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Paule Baillargeon and released in 1986. [1] The film stars Kim Yaroshevskaya as Sonia, a successful artist and academic whose independence is being eroded by the onset of Alzheimer's disease, and Baillargeon as her daughter Roxanne. [2]

The cast also includes Lothaire Bluteau, Paul Buissonneau, Michael Rudder, Raymond Cloutier, Marc Messier, Blanche Baillargeon, Frédérique Collin, Suzanne Gaulin, Louise St-Pierre and Guy Thauvette. Filmmaker Claude Jutra had also been cast in a small part as the doctor who diagnosed Sonia's condition, but his performance had to be left out of the finished film as his own battle with Alzheimer's interfered with his ability to remember his lines. [3]

The film premiered on June 15, 1986, at the International Festival of Women's Film and Video in Montreal, Quebec. [4] Its subsequent screenings included the 1987 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, where it was the winner of the Prix André-Leroux for best mid-length film. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN   1-894073-21-5. p. 203.
  2. ↑ Marc Horton, "Alzheimer's handled with sensitivity". Edmonton Journal , March 20, 1989.
  3. ↑ Benoit Aubin, "Movie-maker Jutra forgot his lines in last role". Montreal Gazette , January 7, 1987.
  4. ↑ Bruce Bailey, "Part II of femme fest". Montreal Gazette , June 5, 1986.
  5. ↑ Bill Brownstein, "Arcand movie lands another two honors". Montreal Gazette , February 16, 1987.


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