Vertige (TV series)

Vertige is a six-episode Canadian television miniseries, which aired on Séries+ in 2012. Written by Michelle Allen and directed by Patrice Sauvé, the series centres on the friends and family of Daphnée Roussel (Fanny Mallette), a woman who has been in a coma since falling off the roof of the family business three months earlier.[1] The series was produced by Pixcom.[2]

Vertige
GenreDrama-thriller
Written byMichelle Allen
Directed byPatrice Sauvé
Starring
ComposerNormand Corbeil
Country of originCanada
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersJacqueline Bouchard
Sylvie Desrochers
Carole Dufour
ProducerAndré Dupuy
Running time45 minutes
Production companyPixcom
Release
Original networkSéries+
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Original releaseMarch 15 (2012-03-15) –
April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19)

The cast includes Noémie Godin-Vigneau as her friend Jennifer, who wonders if the fall was a suicide attempt; Normand Daneau as her brother Adrien, who wants to take her off life support; Germain Houde and Monique Spaziani as her parents Gilles and Diana, who own the building but are being pressured by Adrien to sell it; Marilyn Castonguay as her sister Maya, who begins to suspect Adrien of having attempted to murder Daphnée; and Patrick Hivon as Daphnée's boyfriend Laurent, who also appears to have had potential motives to kill her.[1]

The series received 13 Prix Gémeaux nominations in 2012.[3] It won eight awards, for Best Direction in a Drama Series, Best Writing in a Drama Series, Best Editing in a Drama Series, Best Sound in a Drama Series, Best Original Music in a Drama Series, Best Theme Song, Best Costume Design and Best Hair and Make-Up.[4]

Following its run on Séries+, the series was rebroadcast on TVA in 2014,[5] and was added to Netflix in 2018.[6]

References
  1. "Vertige, une nouvelle production originale à Série+". La Presse, March 7, 2012.
  2. "Patrice Sauvé donne le Vertige". La Presse, May 18, 2011.
  3. "Vertige et Apparences dominent". Le Journal de Montréal, June 11, 2012.
  4. "Vertige et Apparences triomphent". Le Journal de Montréal, September 16, 2012.
  5. "Après Séries+, Vertige débarque à TVA cet automne". Le Journal de Montréal, July 28, 2014.
  6. "Vertige: la série québécoise débarque sur Netflix". TVQC, May 20, 2018.


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