Une Jeune fille a la fenetre


1h 29m 2001

Brief Synopsis

In the 1920s, young musician Marthe decides to leave the countryside and head to Quebec City to study piano. Faced with deteriorating health, she agrees to marry her recently widowed neighbour in exchange for the money that she will need for the trip. Upon her arrival in the city, she rents a garret

Film Details

Also Known As
Girl at the Window, A, Jeune fille a la fenetre, La, La Jeune fille a la fenetre
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

Synopsis

In the 1920s, young musician Marthe decides to leave the countryside and head to Quebec City to study piano. Faced with deteriorating health, she agrees to marry her recently widowed neighbour in exchange for the money that she will need for the trip. Upon her arrival in the city, she rents a garret apartment and begins a new life, convinced that she can postpone the inevitable. In the company of her new bohemian friends, Marthe is free to reinvent herself and soon discovers the pleasures of jazz with the help of a black clarinetist named Oliver. As the months pass, the frenetic urban lifestyle begins to take its toll and Marthe is confronted with some hard decisions.

Film Details

Also Known As
Girl at the Window, A, Jeune fille a la fenetre, La, La Jeune fille a la fenetre
Genre
Drama
Period
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 29m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for Francis Leclerc, son of popular singer Felix Leclerc.

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.)