The Bottle (French: La bouteille) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Alain DesRochers and released in 2000.[1] The film stars Réal Bossé and François Papineau as Réal and François, two longtime friends who decide to recover a beer bottle, containing a paper on which they wrote down their hopes and dreams for the future, which they buried 15 years earlier in the back yard of Antoine (Jean Lapointe), a grumpy old man.[1]
| The Bottle | |
|---|---|
| La bouteille | |
| Directed by | Alain DesRochers |
| Written by | Alain DesRochers Benoît Guichard |
| Produced by | Christian Larouche François Pouliot |
| Starring | Réal Bossé François Papineau Jean Lapointe |
| Cinematography | Yves Bélanger |
| Edited by | Éric Drouin |
| Music by | FM Le Sieur |
Production companies | Cinepix YUL Films |
| Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Hélène Loiselle, Pascale Bussières, Louis Champagne, Sylvie Moreau and Jean-Pierre Ferland.[2]
DesRochers received a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 21st Genie Awards.[3] At the 3rd Jutra Awards, Papineau was nominated for Best Actor, Loiselle was nominated for Best Actress, and Moreau was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Bouteille, La – Film d’Alain Desrochers". Films du Québec, January 5, 2009.
- ^ "Half full: La Bouteille is promising debut for video director Alain DesRochers". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 2000.
- ^ "Coast-to- coast slate of nominees vies for 21st annual awards". National Post, December 13, 2000.
- ^ "Film-makers ride new wave to Jutras". Montreal Gazette, February 24, 2001.
External links edit
- The Bottle at IMDb
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