The Diary of an Old Man

The Diary of an Old Man
FrenchLe Journal d’un vieil homme
Directed byBernard Émond
Written byBernard Émond
Based onСкучная история
by Anton Chekhov
Produced byBernadette Payeur[3]
StarringPaul Savoie
Marie-Ève Pelletier
CinematographyJean-Pierre St-Louis
Edited byLouise Côté
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage[3]
Production
company
Distributed byLes Films Séville
Release dates
  • February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07) (Berlin Critics' Week)[1]
  • August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21) (Quebec)[2]
Running time
82 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Diary of an Old Man (French: Le Journal d’un vieil homme) is a 2015 drama film directed by Bernard Émond.[4] It is based on the Anton Chekhov short story "A Dreary Story" (alternatively titled in English "A Boring Story" or "A Dull Story").[5]

The film was shot at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine[6] and elsewhere in Greater Montreal[3] over 27 days in February, April, and May 2014.[3]

The film premiered at the inaugural Berlin Critics' Week (a series of screenings, organized by the German Film Critics Association, running parallel to the Berlin Film Festival).[7][8]

The film received one Jutra nomination, for lead actor Paul Savoie.[9] Savoie won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film at the Whistler Film Festival.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Widerstand (Resistance)". Woche der Kritik. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. ^ "Le journal d'un vieil homme". Cinoche.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e Charles-Henri Ramond (2015-08-17). "Journal d'un vieil homme, Le – Film de Bernard Émond". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  4. ^ Pat Mullen (2016-01-05). "A Professor Sat on a Bench Reflecting on Existence". Cinemablographer. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  5. ^ Brendan Kelly (2015-08-17). "Filmmaker Émond stays true to his heart with Le journal d'un vieil homme". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  6. ^ Mathieu-Robert Sauvé (2015-08-17). "Bernard Émond lance un film tourné à l'UdeM". UdeM Nouvelles. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  7. ^ Scott Roxborough (2015-01-13). "Berlin: German Critics Launch Own Critics' Week Sidebar". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. ^ Leo Barraclough (2015-01-13). "Berlin Film Festival to Get its Own Critics' Week". Variety. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  9. ^ Pat Mullen (2016-01-25). "'Corbo', 'Passion of Augustine' Lead Quebec's Jutra Nominations". Cinemablographer. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  10. ^ Julianna Cummins (7 December 2015). "WFF '15: Jamie M. Dagg's River takes home three prizes". Playback Online. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  11. ^ Peter Belsito (9 December 2015). "The 15th Edition of 'Canada's Coolest Film Festival' Wraps". Indiewire / SydneysBuzz. Retrieved 7 February 2016.


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