| Juniper Tree | |
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| Le Piège d'Issoudun | |
| Directed by | Micheline Lanctôt |
| Written by | Micheline Lanctôt |
| Based on | The Juniper Tree by The Brothers Grimm |
| Produced by | André Gagnon |
| Starring | Sylvie Drapeau Frédérick De Grandpré |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
| Edited by | Micheline Lanctôt |
| Music by | François Lanctôt |
| Production company | Stopfilm |
| Distributed by | Film Tonic International |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Juniper Tree (French: Le Piège d'Issoudun) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 2003. Based in part on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale The Juniper Tree, the film stars Sylvie Drapeau as Esther, a depressed woman interacting with police officer Laurier (Frédérick De Grandpré) after failing in an attempt to kill herself and her children.
Drapeau received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Jutra Awards.
References
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Piège d’Issoudun, Le – Film de Micheline Lanctôt". Films du Québec, March 20, 2009.
- Greenhill, Pauline (2014) "'Le piège d’Issoudun': Motherhood in Crisis". Narrative Culture, Vol. 1, Iss. 1 (2014).
- John Griffin, "Grande seduction tops Jutra nods". Montreal Gazette, January 22, 2004.
External links
- Juniper Tree at IMDb
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