| The Fiancée of Life | |
|---|---|
| French | La fiancée de la vie |
| Directed by | Carole Laganière |
| Produced by | Alain Corneau |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Lemire |
| Edited by | France Dubé |
| Music by | Bertrand Chénier |
| Production company | Les productions de la Chasse-Galerie |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Fiancée of Life (French: La fiancée de la vie) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Carole Laganière and released in 2001. Titled for a Malaysian proverb that death is the fiancée of life, the film profiles young children who are coming to terms with the deaths of parents or siblings.
The film won the Best Canadian Feature Documentary at the 2002 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
References
- Annie Lefebvre, "Rencontre avec six auteurs : Galerie de portraitistes". Ciné-Bulles, Volume 24, Number 1, Winter 2006, p. 40–45.
- Luce Des Aulniers, "Derrière les yeux d’enfants : Droit devant, deux caméras". Frontières, Volume 13, Number 1, Fall 2000, p. 65–67.
- "Hot Docs prize goes to Montreal director". The Globe and Mail, May 7, 2002.
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