Blue Winter (French: L'hiver bleu) is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by André Blanchard and released in 1979.[1] Using a cast of non-professional actors, the film centres on Christiane (Christiane Lévesque) and Nicole (Nicole Scant), two young adult sisters trying to establish themselves in the economically struggling city of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.[2]

Blue Winter
FrenchL'hiver bleu
Directed byAndré Blanchard
Written byAndré Blanchard
Jeanne-Mance Delisle
Produced byMarguerite Duparc
StarringChristiane Lévesque
Nicole Scant
CinematographyAlain Dupras
Edited byGinette Leduc
Francis Van den Heuvel
Music byAbbitibbi
Production
company
Cinak
Distributed byLes Films du Crépuscule
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film won the Prix de la critique québécoise in 1979.[2]

It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gilles Marsolais, "Les Mots de la tribu". Cinémas : Revue d'études cinématographiques Vol. 4, Iss. 2 (Winter 1994): 133-150,188.
  2. ^ a b "Hiver bleu, L’ – Film d’André Blanchard". Films du Québec, January 30, 2009.
  3. ^ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.
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