Beyond Forty | |
Native Name: | La Quarantaine |
Director: | Anne Claire Poirier |
Starring: | Monique Mercure Aubert Pallascio Luce Guilbeault Jacques Godin |
Music: | Joël Bienvenue |
Cinematography: | Michel Brault |
Editing: | André Corriveau |
Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
Runtime: | 105 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
Beyond Forty (fr|La Quarantaine) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Claire Poirier and released in 1982.[1] The film centres on a group of childhood friends reuniting as adults in their 40s,[1] and has been compared by critics to the 1983 film The Big Chill.[2]
The film's cast includes Monique Mercure, Louise Rémy, Pierre Thériault, Aubert Pallascio, Luce Guilbeault, Michelle Rossignol, Patricia Nolin and Jacques Godin.[1]
The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983: Best Actress (Mercure), Best Supporting Actress (Nolin) and Best Costume Design (Huguette Gagné).[3]