Les Grandes chaleurs
Brief Synopsis
When her husband dies, 50-something social worker Gisele discovers he had been carrying out a long-term affair. While Gisele searches for her husband's mistress and consoles her children, 19 year-old kleptomaniac Yannick pursues her for an unlikely romance.
Cast & Crew
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Sophie Lorain
Director
Marie-therese Fortin
Frantois Arnaud
Marie Brassard
Véronique Beaudet
Frantois Lttourneau
Film Details
Also Known As
Heat Wave, Heat Waves, grandes chaleurs
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Astral Media; Les Films Christal; Sodec; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
Entertainment One; Entertainment One Features; Les Films Séville; Les Films Séville
Location
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
When her husband dies, 50-something social worker Gisele discovers he had been carrying out a long-term affair. While Gisele searches for her husband's mistress and consoles her children, 19 year-old kleptomaniac Yannick pursues her for an unlikely romance.
Director
Sophie Lorain
Director
Cast
Marie-therese Fortin
Frantois Arnaud
Marie Brassard
Véronique Beaudet
Frantois Lttourneau
Yvan Benoît
Jeff Boudreault
Sophie Desmarais
Claudia Ferri
Maxime Dumontier
Crew
Claude Beaugrand
Sound Department
Valérie Bissonnette
Producer
Michel Marc Bouchard
Source Material
Michel Marc Bouchard
Screenplay
Alexis Durand-brault
Director Of Photography
Louis Gignac
Sound Department
Claude La Haye
Sound Department
Christian Larouche
Producer
Sophie Lefebvre
Costume Designer
Richard Marchand
Production Designer
Pierre Moffatt
Editor
Claude Paiement
Executive Producer
Lucie Robitaille
Casting
Film Details
Also Known As
Heat Wave, Heat Waves, grandes chaleurs
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Astral Media; Les Films Christal; Sodec; TTlTfilm Canada
Distribution Company
Entertainment One; Entertainment One Features; Les Films Séville; Les Films Séville
Location
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the play "Les Grandes chaleurs" by Michel Marc Bouchard, first performed in 1991.
Feature directorial debut for Sophie Lorain.
