Magical Flowers (French: Les Fleurs magiques) is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1995.[1] The film stars Marc-André Grondin as DJ, a young boy struggling to cope with his father's alcoholism.[1]

Magical Flowers
FrenchLes Fleurs magiques
Directed byJean-Marc Vallée
Written byJean-Marc Vallée
Produced byJean-Marc Vallée
StarringMarc-André Grondin
André Champagne
Geneviève Angers
Geneviève Rioux
CinematographyPierre Gill
Edited byJean-Marc Vallée
Music bySerge Arcuri
Luc Aubry
Production
company
J.M. Films
Release date
1995
Running time
21 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 16th Genie Awards.[2]

A sequel, Magical Words (Les Mots magiques), was released in 1998.[1] At the time, the two films were planned as part of a trilogy, with the third film to be titled Les Temps magiques ("Magical Times"), but the third film was never completed.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". Séquences, September/October 1995.
  2. ^ "Three Genies for Le Confessionnal: Margaret's Museum wins six". Calgary Herald, January 15, 1996.

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