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Brother André (film)

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Brother André
FrenchLe Frère André
Directed byJean-Claude Labrecque
Written byGuy Dufresne
Pierre Valcour
Produced byPierre Valcour
StarringMarc Legault
Sylvie Ferlatte
CinematographyMichel Caron
Edited byAndré Corriveau
Music byJoël-Vincent Bienvenue
Production
company
Les Productions de la Montagne
Distributed byJ.-A, Lapointe Films
Release date
  • August 12, 1987 (1987-08-12)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Brother André (French: Le Frère André) is a Canadian biographical drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1987.[1] The film centres on the life of André Bessette (Marc Legault), a Roman Catholic lay brother who was widely credited with many miraculous healings, centring in particular on his interaction with his niece Marie-Esther (Sylvie Ferlatte) following a Eucharistic Congress in 1910.[2]

The film's cast also includes Jean Coutu, Raymond Cloutier, André Cailloux, Michel Cailloux, René Caron, Guy Provost, Guy Thauvette, Linda Sorgini and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge.

The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988, for Best Art Direction/Production Design (Ronald Fauteux), Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis) and Best Sound Editing (Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jo Caron and Antoine Morin).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Quebec film focuses on Brother Andre's life". The Globe and Mail, August 21, 1987.
  2. ^ Nicholas Read, "Brother Andre may prove inspirational". Vancouver Sun, October 28, 1987.
  3. ^ Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1988.
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