Blue Winter (film)
| Blue Winter | |
|---|---|
| French | L'hiver bleu |
| Directed by | André Blanchard |
| Written by | André Blanchard Jeanne-Mance Delisle |
| Produced by | Marguerite Duparc |
| Starring | Christiane Lévesque Nicole Scant |
| Cinematography | Alain Dupras |
| Edited by | Ginette Leduc Francis Van den Heuvel |
| Music by | Abbitibbi |
Production company | Cinak |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Crépuscule |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Blue Winter (French: L'hiver bleu) is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by André Blanchard and released in 1979. 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.
The film won the Prix de la critique québécoise in 1979.
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.
- Alain Dupras and André Blanchard during filming
- Filming with helicopter in Rouyn
