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Thrill of the Hills
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Wikipedia article
'Thrill of the Hills' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Richard Roy and released in 2011.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/frisson-des-collines-richard-roy/ "Frisson des collines Film de Richard Roy"]. 'Films du Qubec', March 28, 2011. Set in Quebec in the late 1960s, the film stars Antoine Olivier Pilon as Frisson, a young boy whose father Aurle (Patrice Robitaille) is killed in a workplace accident, who responds to his grief by enlisting his father's friend Tom (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge) to take him to Woodstock so that he can see his musical idol, Jimi Hendrix, perform.Brendan Kelly, "Feels good, but it's not moving; Comic-drama dips into 1960s nostalgia". 'Montreal Gazette', April 15, 2011.
The cast also includes Anick Lemay as Frisson's mother Lucille; Antoine Bertrand as Burger, the village idiot of their small town; and Evelyne Brochu as Hlne, Frisson's teacher at school on whom he is developing a crush as he enters puberty.
The film entered production in late summer 2010,"Le tournage du film "Frisson-des-Collines", de Richard Roy, est commenc". Canadian Press, August 4, 2010. and the film had its theatrical premiere on April 15, 2011."Frisson des collines prend l'affiche aujourd'hui". 'Le Tljournal', April 15, 2011.
Awards
The film won a jury award at the Schlingel International Film Festival in 2011.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/535197/frisson-colline-prix-allemagne "Frisson des collines remporte le Prix du jury en Allemagne"]. Ici Radio-Canada, October 18, 2011. It received four Prix Jutra nominations at the 14th Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Supporting Actor (Bertrand), Best Supporting Actress (Lemay), Best Costume Design (Michle Hamel) and Best Hairstyling (Denis Parent).[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4544917-jutra-liste-des-nominations.php "Jutra: liste des nominations"]. 'La Presse', March 9, 2012.
Pilon won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film at the 33rd Young Artist Awards, alongside fellow Canadian Julia Sarah Stone for her performance in 'The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom'."Antoine Olivier Pilon obtient un prix Los Angeles pour Frisson des Collines: Antoine Olivier Pilon prime Los Angeles". Canadian Press, May 9, 2012.
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