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A Scream from Silence

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'A Scream from Silence' is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Anne Claire Poirier and starring Julie Vincent. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Plot



A young nurse named Suzanne is kidnapped, assaulted, and brutally raped in the back of a truck by a misogynist stranger. The nurse's rape and the aftermath are part of a film which a director and her editor are working on. From time to time they pause the film to discuss their intentions and reactions to the film they are making. Mixed in with the story is documentary footage of the stories of other women who have been raped around the world.

Cast



* Julie Vincent as Suzanne

* Germain Houde as Le violeur

* Paul Savoie as Philippe

* Monique Miller as La ralisatrice

* Micheline Lanctt as La monteuse

* Luce Guilbeault as Une cliente

* Christiane Raymond as La disciple

* Louise Portal as La comdienne

* Muriel Dutil as L'epouse (as Murielle Dutil)

* Julie Morand as La secrtaire

* Pierre Gobeil as Le policier

* Jean-Pierre Masson as Voice

* Michle Mercure as La soeur de Philippe

* Lo Munger as Une viole

* Andr Pag as Le gyncologue

See also



* List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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