Marguerite

Directed by Marianne Farley

Canada, 2017 (fiction, 19 minutes, colour, French)

Film Description [in French] :
"Une dame âgée et son infirmière développent une amitié qui poussera celle-ci à déterrer des désirs et passions inavoués et ainsi faire la paix avec son passé."
-- Cinémathèque québécoise (source)

Film Description:
"An aging woman develops a friendship with her nurse that inspires her to unearth an unacknowledged longing, helping her make peace with her past."
-- TIFF Bell Lightbox (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Marianne Farley
Produced by:	Marie-Hélène Panisset, Charlotte Beaudoin-Poisson
Principal Cast:	Marianne Farley
Cinematography:	Marc Simpson-Threlford
Film Editing:	Mathieu Bélanger
Music:	Julien Knafo
Production Company:	DIY Films, Les Films de L'Hydre

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Notes about Marguerite

Nominated for an Academy Award in the Short Film (Live Action) category.

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Quote by the Director

"I was thinking about my grandmother and the difference between what her generation was born into and the generation I was born into. When it comes to women's rights, minority rights and the LGBTQ community, I realized my grandmother could not have had the same life I have—not that mine is all that exciting. It just came to me one day: what if this woman had been in love with another woman?"
-- Marianne Farley (source)

Quote by the Director [in French]

"Je n'ai pas la prétention d'avoir fait une différence avec Marguerite. Mais je sais que le court métrage a bouleversé beaucoup de gens. Et j'ose espérer que ça n'a pas bouleversé uniquement des gens de la communauté LGBTQ, mais aussi ceux de la communauté hétérosexuelle qui, peut-être, portent encore un certain jugement."
-- Marianne Farley (source)

Bibliography for Marguerite

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Demers, Maxime. "Marianne Farley dans la course aux Oscars : Son film est demi-finaliste dans la catégorie court métrage." Interview with Marianne Farley. Journal de Montréal, December 18, 2018. [in French]
Demers, Maxime. "Oscars 2019 : Les pieds sur terre." Journal de Montréal, February 23, 2019. [in French]
Duchesne, André. "Deux courts métrages québécois finalistes aux Oscars." La Presse, January 22, 2019. [in French]
Duchesne, André. "Personnalités de la semaine : Jérémy Comte, Marianne Farley et Jean-Christophe J. Lamontagne." Interview with Jérémy Comte, Marianne Farley, Jean-Christophe J. Lamontagne. La Presse, January 27, 2019. [in French]
Dunlevy, T'Cha. "Quebec directors on pins and needles waiting for final Oscar nomination list: 'Already a dream come true,' to be shortlisted for Academy Award." Montreal Gazette, January 12, 2019.
Dunlevy, T'Cha. "Quebec directors earn Oscar nods for short films: Comte, Farley headed for Los Angeles to begin all-important promotional tour." Montreal Gazette, January 23, 2019.
Fragasso-Marquis, Vicky. "Oscars: des Québécois déçus, mais reconnaissants." La Presse, February 25, 2019. [in French]
Friend, David. "Quebec filmmakers vie for Academy Award." Victoria Times Colonist, January 25, 2019.
Lapointe, Bruno. "'Il faut continuer de lutter contre l'homophobie' : Marianne Farley recevra un prix de la Fondation Émergence pour 'Marguerite'." Journal de Montréal, May 17, 2019. [in French]
Lauzon, Véronique. "Marguerite et Fauve aux Oscars : 'Un rêve de ti-cul pour nous tous!'." La Presse, February 25, 2019. [in French]
Vlessing, Etan. "Oscars: 'Fauve,' 'Marguerite' Land Two Nominations for Canada." Hollywood Reporter, January 22, 2019.

Web Sites about Marguerite

"IMDb: Marguerite." Internet Movie Database, Inc. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6803040/reference.