Gurov and Anna

Gurov and Anna is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2014.[1] The film stars Andreas Apergis as Ben, a literature professor in Montreal who is obsessed with Anton Chekhov's short story "The Lady with the Dog", and begins trying to act it out in his real life by commencing a love affair with his student Mercedes (Sophie Desmarais) in which he can be the Gurov to her Anna.[2]

Gurov and Anna
Film poster
Directed byRafaël Ouellet
Produced byJacques Blain
Marie-Dominique Michaud
Written byCéleste Parr
StarringAndreas Apergis
Sophie Desmarais
CinematographyGeneviève Perron
Edited byDavid Di Francesco
Production
company
Zone3
Distributed byFilmoption
Release date
  • October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) (BIFF)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film went into production in March 2014.[3] It was both Ouellet's first English-language film, and his first time directing a screenplay he had not written himself.[4]

The film premiered in October 2014 at the 19th Busan International Film Festival,[5] and had its Canadian premiere later in the month at the Festival du nouveau cinéma,[6] before going into commercial release in early 2015.[7]

Screenwriter Céleste Parr received a nomination for Best Screenplay at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.[8]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gurov & Anna – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, March 9, 2015.
  2. Brendan Kelly, "Anything but a typical Hollywood love story; Characters lost between literature and real life". Montreal Gazette, March 20, 2015.
  3. Etan Vlessing, "Rafael Ouellet shooting fifth feature, Gurov & Anna". Playback, March 24, 2014.
  4. Brendan Kelly, "Made in the Montreal he knows; Gurov & Anna is director Rafael Ouellet's first English-language film and also his first to be set in the streets of the city he loves". Montreal Gazette, April 7, 2014.
  5. "La Corée du Sud, un tremplin pour le cinéaste Rafaël Ouellet". Ici Radio-Canada, October 6, 2014.
  6. T'cha Dunlevy, "Feeding a passion for movie lovers; 43rd Festival du nouveau cinema has cemented its status as film buffs' go-to event". Montreal Gazette, September 24, 2014.
  7. Nicolas Gendron, "Rafaël Ouellet / Gurov & Anna : Passions multiples". Voir, March 17, 2015.
  8. Brendan Kelly, "Beyond Jutra's shadow; Quebec's film awards gala is suffering from an identity crisis that runs deep". Montreal Gazette, March 19, 2016.
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