Sonatine is a 1984 Canadian drama film written and directed by Micheline Lanctôt. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Sonatine | |
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Directed by | Micheline Lanctôt |
Produced by | Pierre Gendron |
Written by | Micheline Lanctôt |
Starring | Marcia Pilote Pascale Bussières Pierre Fauteux Kliment Denchev Pierre Girard |
Music by | François Lanctôt |
Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
Edited by | Louise Surprenant |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Screenplay
- Marcia Pilote as Louisette
- Yves Jacques as The Subway Station Janitor
- Pierre Giard
- Pierre Fauteux as Fernand
- Kliment Dentchev as Bulgarian seaman
- Pascale Bussières as Chantal
Genie Award – Best Director; Venice Film Festival – Silver Lion
- List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film