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The Last Betrothal
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'The Last Betrothal' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1973.Gerald Pratley, 'A Century of Canadian Cinema'. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 122. The film stars J. Lo Gagnon and Marthe Nadeau as Armand and Rose Tremblay, an elderly couple who have been married for fifty years are living their final days together as Armand is terminally ill; however, Rose has secretly vowed to die at the same time as Armand, so that she will never have to live without him.Lieve Spaas, 'Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity'. Manchester University Press, 2000. . p. 90.
The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin as Armand's doctor.
The film opened theatrically in December 1973.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/dernieres-fiancailles-jean-pierre-lefebvre/ "Dernires fianailles, Les Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre"]. 'Films du Qubec', January 3, 2009.
It was screened in the Directors Fortnight program at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival,Betty Lee, "Cannes' high hand thwarts Canadian film game plan". 'The Globe and Mail', May 4, 1974. and was the 1974 winner of the Prix de l'Organisation catholique internationale du cinma for the best film on spiritual and religious themes. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a retrospective program of important films from throughout Canadian film history.Jay Scott, "Mon Oncle Antoine No. 1 with critics". 'The Globe and Mail', August 2, 1984.
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