The Remaining Days (French: Les Derniers jours) is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Simon-Olivier Fecteau and released in 2004. The film stars Isidore Lapin as Gaston, an elderly man who discovers an old forgotten copy of his bucket list while cleaning out his closet, and decides to use his remaining days to carry out all the things he still hasn't done.[1]

The Remaining Days
FrenchLes Derniers jours
Directed bySimon-Olivier Fecteau
Written bySimon-Olivier Fecteau
Produced bySimon-Olivier Fecteau
Jean-François Lord
Guillaume Lespérance
StarringIsidore Lapin
CinematographyJean-François Lord
Edited bySimon-Olivier Fecteau
Production
company
Locomotion Films
Release date
Running time
8 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in 2004.[1]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 26th Genie Awards in 2006.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Charles-Stéphane Roy, "23e Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Survol des courts métrages et rencontre avec Simon Olivier Fecteau"]. Séquences, No. 235 (Jan-Feb 2005).
  2. ^ Guy Dixon, "Forget the awards. Watch the party". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2006.
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