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Hope (2011 film)

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Hope
Film poster
Directed byPedro Pires
Written byPedro Pires
Based onJimmy, créature de rêve by Marie Brassard
Produced byPhoebe Greenberg
Penny Mancuso
StarringBill Croft
Lucas Silveira
CinematographyPedro Pires
Jean-François Lord
Edited byPedro Pires
Aube Foglia
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
company
Phi
Release date
  • September 12, 2011 (2011-09-12) (TIFF)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryCanada

Hope is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2011.[1] Inspired by Marie Brassard's theatrical play Jimmy, créature de rêve,[2] the film depicts a military general (Bill Croft) reflecting on his life as he lays dying on a battlefield.[1]

The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened in Montreal as the opening film for selected screenings of Lars von Trier's film Melancholia.[4]

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011.[5] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 32nd Genie Awards,[6] and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 14th Jutra Awards.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Short Film, Short Review: Pedro Pires' HOPE". Screen Anarchy, September 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Danny Lennon, "HOPE de PEDRO PIRES à Telluride!". Voir, September 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "Bold Canadian shorts pack big punch". Toronto Star, September 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "Hope de Pedro Pires en première partie de Melancholia". La Presse, October 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, January 17, 2012.
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