Curling (film)

Curling
Curling
	Film poster
Directed by	Denis Côté
Written by	Denis Côté
Produced by	Denis Côté; Stéphanie Morissette [fr]
Starring	Emmanuel Bilodeau; Philomène Bilodeau; Roc Lafortune [de; fr]; Sophie Desmarais
Cinematography	Josée Deshaies
Edited by	Nicolas Roy
Production; company	Nihilproductions
Distributed by	Métropole Films
Release date	August 9, 2010; (Locarno)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Curling is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Côté and released in 2010.^[1] The film stars Emmanuel Bilodeau and Philomène Bilodeau as Jean-François and Julyvonne Sauvageau, a father and daughter who are living in virtual isolation in rural Quebec.^[2]

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where Emmanuel Bilodeau won the award for Best Actor and Côté won the award for Best Director.^[3] The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.^[4]

The film received three Prix Jutra nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards, for Best Film, Best Director (Côté) and Best Actor (Emmanuel Bilodeau).^[5] At the 17th Lumières Awards in 2012, the film was a nominee for Best French-Language Film.^[6]

Release

Curling was released on DVD on May 3, 2011 by Métropole Films.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Ramond, Charles-Henri (October 12, 2010). "Curling – Film de Denis Côté" [Curling – Film by Denis Côté]. Films du Québec. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ Rauger, Jean-François (November 8, 2011). "Curling: a movie cold at heart - review". The Guardian. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ ""Denis Côté primé deux fois à Locarno". Ici Radio-Canada. August 16, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Canada's Top Ten for 2010". Now, December 15, 2010. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ Bailey, Patrick (March 14, 2011). "Incendies dominates Jutras". Playback.
^ "Curling et Incendies aux prix Lumière" [Curling and Fires are at the Lumière awards]. La Presse (in French). December 19, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2023.