Sylvia (1985 Canadian film)

Sylvia is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michel Murray and released in 1985.[1] A satire of the modern family, the film blends live action and animation in its depiction of a bored housewife with a couch potato husband, a computer-addicted son and a punk rocker daughter, who escapes from her family life by imagining herself as the heroine in a romance novel.[2]

Sylvia
Directed byMichel Murray
Written byMichel Murray
Produced byYves Leduc
CinematographyAndré-Luc Dupont
Edited bySuzanne Allard
Music byRaffaele Artiglière
Animation byMichel Murray
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Release date
  • August 29, 1985 (1985-08-29) (MWFF)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film was voiced by Denise Ally, Daniel Bérard and André Ducharme, with Mario Boucher, Caroline Gadoury, Michel Hébert and François Pierre Le Scouarnec appearing in the live-action segments.

The film premiered at the 1985 Montreal World Film Festival.[2]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986.[3]

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  1. ^ Thierry Horguelin, "Tony et Sylvia sur un radeau". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 5, No. 2 (November 1985).
  2. ^ a b Felicity Munn, "NFB feature entries at Montreal festival opposites in style". The Globe and Mail, August 7, 1985.
  3. ^ Jay Scott, "Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1986.
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