Boris Without Béatrice

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Boris Without Béatrice (French: Boris sans Béatrice) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Côté. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Boris Without Béatrice
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FrenchBoris sans Béatrice
Directed byDenis Côté
Written byDenis Côté
Produced bySylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant
StarringJames Hyndman
CinematographyJessica Lee Gagné
Edited byNicolas Roy
Music byGhislain Poirier
Production
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Distributed byK-Films America
Release dates
  • 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) (Berlin)
  • 4 March 2016 (2016-03-04) (Canada)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film stars James Hyndman as Boris Malinovsky, a man who begins having several extramarital affairs to deal with his emotional and companionship needs, while caring for his wife Beatrice (Simone-Élise Girard), who has withdrawn from the world in a self-induced state of catatonic silence that defies diagnosis.[2]

Cast

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Production

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Filming began on 22 July 2015 in Montreal and were completed on August 24 of the same year in the same region and in the Eastern Townships.[3]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix Iris June 4, 2017 Best Costume Design Caroline Bodson Nominated [4]
Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Boris Without Béatrice Nominated

Release

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Boris Without Béatrice was released on DVD by K-Films America on June 14, 2016.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale 2016: First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special" (PDF). Berlinale. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ Pinto, Jordan (27 July 2015). "Cameras roll on Denis Cote feature". Playback.
  3. ^ Ramond, Charles-Henri (27 July 2015). "Denis Côté tourne Boris sans Béatrice" [Denis Côté shoots Boris Without Béatrice] (in French). Films du Québec. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ Boutros, Magdalene (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête" [Québec Cinema Gala: Just the End of the World and Two Lovers and a Bear in the lead]. La Presse (in French). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ Ramond, Charles-Henri (25 January 2016). "Boris sans Béatrice – Film de Denis Côté" [Boris Without Béatrice – Film by Denis Côté] (in French). Films du Québec. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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