The Far Shore (2018 film)
The Far Shore (French: Dérive) is a Canadian drama film, directed by David Uloth and released in 2018.[1] The film centres on teenage sisters Océane (Éléonore Loiselle) and Marine (Maèva Tremblay) Beauregard, who are coming of age in the aftermath of the death of their father André (Réal Bossé), while their mother Catherine (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) is struggling to cope with the loss or properly take care of her daughters.[2]
| The Far Shore | |
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| French | Dérive |
| Directed by | David Uloth |
| Produced by | Galilé Marion-Gauvin |
| Written by | Chloé Cinq-Mars |
| Starring | Éléonore Loiselle Maèva Tremblay Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin |
| Music by | Ramachandra Borcar |
| Cinematography | Philippe Roy |
| Edited by | Jean-François Bergeron David Uloth |
Production company | Productions l'Unité Centrale |
| Distributed by | Axia Films |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Emmanuel Schwartz, Émilie Bierre and Isabelle Nélisse.
The film's screenplay was written by Chloé Cinq-Mars, Uloth's real-life wife, based in part on her own childhood.[2] The film premiered on September 29, 2018 at the Vancouver International Film Festival, before opening commercially in March 2019.[3]
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Supporting Actress (Désormeaux-Poulin) and Best Casting (Cinq-Mars).[4]
References
- Charles-Henri Ramond, "Dérive – Film de David Uloth". Films du Québec, March 3, 2019.
- T'cha Dunlevy, "Montreal couple's feature film debut Dérive taps deep losses". Montreal Gazette, March 6, 2019.
- Cédric Bélanger, "«Faire mal à un enfant pour un film, ça ne vaut pas la peine»–Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin". Le Journal de Québec, March 10, 2019.
- "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, April 11, 2019.