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Vital Signs
Les signes vitaux
Canada
2009
87 Min
Color
1.85:1
French
Subtitled in English
Audio in French
Synopsis
After a loss in her family, Simone begins spending her days volunteering at a hospital for terminal patients. Drifting in her own life, she finds new meaning while helping guide the dying through their emotional journey towards death. –Visit Films
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Sophie Deraspe
Sophie Deraspe (born October 27, 1973 in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada) is a filmmaker, director of photography and producer in Quebec. She is considered one of the leading figures of the new Quebec cinema. His work includes the arts today, constantly questioning the limits, especially the representation of “reality” and fiction.
She finished in 2006 his first independent feature film, the confusing Missing Victor Pellerin, who gets the Mention of the Jury (International Competition) Festival of New Cinema (Montreal).
In 2009, his second feature, Vital Signs, was launched in official competition at the Festival of New Cinema (Montreal). It won the award for Best New Canadian Film at the Whistler Film Festival (Canada). Very noticeable in his first film role, Marie-Hélène Bellavance, lead actress is named Best Actress. —Wikipedia
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yako
7Sep10
Vital Signs is continuing its impressive international run on the film festival circuit. On Saturday the film won three prizes at the Monterrey Intl Film Festival in Mexico for best sound, best director and best film. Yesterday it won at the Angoulême Film Festival in France. And earlier last week Vital Signs received a special jury mention at the Santiago Film Festival in Chili.
yako
7Sep10
Since its world premiere at Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, its international premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and its US premiere at SXSW in Austin Texas, Vital Signs has received 10 prizes and honourable mentions and has been selected in 19 film festivals across the world. Further selections have been confirmed throughout the rest of the year. info@filmssiamois.com
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