The Little Varius

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The Little Varius
French Le p'tit varius
Directed byAlain Jacques
Written byAlain Jacques
Produced byAndré Théberge
André Véronneau
StarringSamuel Robichaud
Paul Buissonneau
Pierre Mailloux
Cinematography Jérôme Sabourin
Edited byAndré Corriveau
Music byBernard Duplessis
Normand Lefebvre
Production
company
Productions Magellan
Release date
  • 1999 (1999) [1]
Running time
16 minutes [1]
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Little Varius (French : Le p'tit varius) is a 1999 Canadian short independent film directed by Alain Jacques. [1] [2] [3] The film centres on a bakery where young musician Mihai (Samuel Robichaud) has left his violin, leaving the owner (Paul Buissonneau) facing an ethical dilemma as he decides whether to return it to the musician or sell it to a wealthy businessman (Pierre Mailloux) who has offered a substantial amount of money for it. [4]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 21st Genie Awards. [5]

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References

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  3. "Winning shorts hit film fest". Toronto Star , June 6, 2001.
  4. "Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films: Program 1". The Desert Sun , August 3, 2001.
  5. Michael Posner, "It's a Maelstrom at the Genie awards". The Globe and Mail , January 30, 2001.