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'Triptych' is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Robert Lepage and Pedro Pires.T'cha Dunlevy, "Two directors, two fortes; Pires and Lepage complement each other in the visually rich, conceptually complex Triptyque". 'Montreal Gazette', 9 October 2013. Adapted from Lepage's theatrical play 'Lipsynch',Liam Lacey, "How Robert Lepage brings a slice of Lipsynch to the big screen". 'The Globe and Mail', 8 September 2013. the film centres on Michelle (Lise Castonguay), a woman who has just been released from the hospital following a diagnosis with schizophrenia, and her sister Marie (Frdrike Bdard), a singer and actress who is herself recovering from brain surgery that has left her temporarily unable to speak.Chris Knight, "Pictures worth a thousand words; Films for those looking to learn the language of cinema". 'National Post', 9 September 2013.

The film had its theatrical premiere on 6 September 2013 at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival,Liz Braun, "Monteith's film to premiere at TIFF". QMI, 8 August 2013. and was later shown in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival."Triptyque de Robert Lepage et Pedro Pires en selection Panorama la Berlinale". Canadian Press, 19 December 2013.

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014, for Best Director (Lepage, Pires) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Lepage),Cassandra Szklarski, [https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-screen-awards-ctv-s-flashpoint-and-motive-up-for-best-drama-1.1636404 "Canadian Screen Awards: CTV's 'Flashpoint' and 'Motive' up for best drama"]. CTV News, 13 January 2014. and four Jutra Award nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards, for Best Director (Lepage, Pires), Best Actress (Castonguay), Best Art Direction (Jean Babin, Christian Lgar and David Pelletier) and Best Costume Design (Judy Jonker)."Jutra nominations light up screen scene; Top Quebecois films include Louis Cyr and Gabrielle". 'Montreal Gazette', 28 January 2014.

Cast



* Frdrike Bdard as Marie Lavalle

* Lise Castonguay as Michelle Lavalle

* as Thomas Bruckner

* Rebecca Blankenship as Ada Weber

* Aube Foglia as Whispering

* Marie-Ginette Guay as Social worker

* Michel Nadeau as Psychiatrist

* Eliot Laprise as Guillaume

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