Borderline (2008 film)

Borderline
Borderline
	Poster
Directed by	Lyne Charlebois
Written by	Lyne Charlebois; Marie-Sissi Labrèche
Produced by	Roger Frappier; Luc Vandal
Starring	Isabelle Blais; Jean-Hugues Anglade; Angèle Coutu
Cinematography	Steve Asselin
Edited by	Yvann Thibaudeau
Music by	Benoît Jutras
Production; company	Max Films Productions
Distributed by	TVA Films
Release date	February 8, 2008;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Borderline is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Lyne Charlebois and co-written with Marie-Sissi Labrèche, based on her novels Borderline and La Brèche.

Synopsis edit

The film follows Kiki, a graduate student in Montreal living with borderline personality disorder. Through flashbacks, the viewer learns of her past: an unknown father and a mentally ill mother who was later institutionalized. While she was raised by her grandmother, the effects of Kiki's family trauma show in her using physical intimacy to avoid emotional intimacy. With her grandmother being on the verge of death, Kiki tries to cope with how her actions have wrecked her relationships with friends, alongside the emptiness of her current affair with her thesis advisor. As she turns thirty, Kiki meets her most painful love: herself.

Cast edit

Isabelle Blais as Kiki (20 & 30 years old)
Jean-Hugues Anglade as Tcheky
Angèle Coutu as Mémé
Sylvie Drapeau as Mère de Kiki / Kiki's Mother
Laurence Carbonneau as Kiki (10 years old)
Pierre-Luc Brillant as Mikael Robin
Marie-Chantal Perron as Caroline
Antoine Bertrand as Eric
Hubert Proulx as Antoine
Maxime Le Flaguais as Sébastien Vandal

Production edit

"The striptease scene was the worst of the shoot for me, but I don't really remember it," said Isabelle Blais. "Because to dive, I had to go into an unconscious state. I didn't have to think."^[1]

Awards edit

Genie Award – Adapted Screenplay;^[2]^[3] Prix Jutra – Director, Best Actress (Blais), Best Supporting Actress (Coutu), Editing^[4]

References edit

^ "Borderline : l'oeuvre de femmes, la part du hasard". www.lapresse.ca. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ Knegt, Peter (February 10, 2009). ""Necessities of Life" Leads Genie Nods". IndieWire. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ "Passchendaele wins Best Picture at Canada's Genie Awards". ScreenDaily. April 5, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ "Jutra 2009: Les Gagnants" [Jutra 2009: The Winners]. Voir.ca (in French). March 29, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2021.