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Love and Magnets
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'Love and Magnets' is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Yves P. Pelletier and released in 2004.[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/aimants-yves-pelletier/ "Aimants, Les Film de Yves P. Pelletier"]. 'Films du Qubec', December 27, 2008. The film's original French title is a pun on its themes, as the word "aimant" means magnet when used as a noun, but "loving" or "affectionate" when used as an adjective.
The film stars Isabelle Blais as Julie, a woman returning to Montreal after five years living in Guatemala with her now ex-boyfriend. She moves in with her sister and brother-in-law, Jeanne (Sylvie Moreau) and Nol (David Savard), an unhappily married couple who rarely actually see each other, communicating almost entirely through notes under fridge magnets; Jeanne is, in fact, having an extramarital affair with musician Manu (Emmanuel Bilodeau). When Jeanne decides to leave for a romantic weekend with Manu, she enlists Julie to keep leaving notes for Nol so he won't notice that she's gone but Julie, hoping to help rekindle Jeanne and Nol's relationship, takes the opportunity to write the fake notes more romantically."A perfectly lovely romp". 'Montreal Gazette', October 1, 2004.
The film's music was composed by Carl Bastien and Dumas, although Blais, also a singer with the band Caman Fu, performed the vocals on three songs."Singing in the spotlight". 'Montreal Gazette', October 11, 2004.
Blais received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress, and Moreau for Best Supporting Actress, at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005."Nominees in top categories for Genie Awards". 'Toronto Star', February 9, 2005. The film received seven Prix Jutra nominations, including Best Picture,"Cinmascope leads Jutras with nine". 'Playback', January 31, 2005. winning for Best Screenplay (Pelletier), Best Supporting Actress (Moreau) and Best Music (Bastien and Dumas).
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