Magical Words (French: Les Mots magiques) is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1998. A thematic sequel to his 1995 short film Magical Flowers (Les Mots magiques),[1] the film centres on a 30-year-old man (Richard Robitaille) finally confronting his father (Robert Gravel) about his alcoholism.[2]

Magical Words
FrenchLes Mots magiques
Directed byJean-Marc Vallée
Written byJean-Marc Vallée
Produced byJean-Marc Vallée
StarringRichard Robitaille
Robert Gravel
CinematographyPierre Lambert
Edited byJean-Marc Vallée
Music bySerge Arcuri
Luc Aubry
Production
company
J.M. Films
Release date
1998
Running time
21 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 1st Jutra Awards.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". Séquences, September/October 1995.
  2. ^ "Eight more little gems unearthed". Edmonton Journal, February 26, 1999.
  3. ^ Wyndham Wise, Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press, 2001. ISBN 9780802083982. p. 270.

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