Juniper Tree | |
Native Name: | Le Piège d'Issoudun |
Director: | Micheline Lanctôt |
Producer: | André Gagnon |
Based On: | The Juniper Tree by The Brothers Grimm |
Starring: | Sylvie Drapeau Frédérick De Grandpré |
Music: | François Lanctôt |
Cinematography: | Nicolas Bolduc |
Editing: | Micheline Lanctôt |
Studio: | Stopfilm |
Distributor: | Film Tonic International |
Runtime: | 88 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
Juniper Tree (fr|Le Piège d'Issoudun) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 2003.[1] Based in part on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale The Juniper Tree,[2] the film stars Sylvie Drapeau as Esther, a depressed woman interacting with police officer Laurier (Frédérick De Grandpré) after failing in an attempt to kill herself and her children.[1]
Drapeau received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Jutra Awards.[3]