71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Maman est chez le coiffeur / Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's

Léa Pool
Canada
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It?s summer, 1966. Time to enjoy summer vacation, total freedom, running wild in the fields, and crazy giggles with friends. But as she becomes more aware of the dreams, sorrows and lies of the people closest to her, Élise sees her mother?s sudden abandonment thoroughly disrupt her family. While her brother Coco stubbornly seeks refuge in constructing a super car, the youngest, Benoît, plummets deep into his own internal world, retreating ever-further into the furnace room. As for her father, he is simply overwhelmed by the situation. Élise decides to take the helm of her drifting family in a poignant attempt to save them. With support from the living and breathing surrounding nature and the silent comfort Monsieur Mouche offers, Élise is on the verge of experiencing a summer unlike any other.
Director
Léa Pool (Switzerland)
Screenplay
Isabelle Hébert
Photography
Daniel Jobin
Edition
Dominique Fortin
Music
Laurent Eyquem
Cast
Marianne Fortier, Céline Bonnier, Laurent Lucas, Gabriel Arcand, Hugo St-Onge-Paquin
Running Time
99 m.
Country
Canada
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