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Marguerite (2017 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Marguerite' is a 2017 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Marianne Farley. The film stars Batrice Picard and Sandrine Bisson.
The film premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival on 12 November 2017. In 2018, it screened at both LGBT and general film festivals. It was one of 12 short films selected for screening on Ici TOU.TV in conjunction with the 2018 Rendez-vous Qubec Cinma film festival.
Plot
An elderly woman confronts her own long-repressed romantic feelings for another woman after learning that her home care nurse is a lesbian.
Cast
* Batrice Picard as Marguerite
* Sandrine Bisson as Rachel
Awards
'Marguerite' won numerous film festival awards, including Best Actress (International) for Batrice Picard at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan), Best Short Film at QFilms Long Beach, Best Short Film at TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival, Best Short Film Female at FilmOut San Diego, Best Women's Short Audience Award at Wicked Queer (Boston), and the Live Action Short Grand Prize at Academy Award-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.
See also
*List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
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