Soft Shell Man
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Soft Shell Man is a Québécois
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

, directed by André Turpin released in 2001
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...

.

Synopsis

Taken to extremes, what are the consequences of always pleasing others? Alex, a young photographer, continually seduces. He pleases everyone, without ever having any of his own ideas, passions, or conflicts. His existence is completely empty, dependent on the need to please others. While in Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, he has an adventure with a journalist, Marie, who is in the company of his best friend. This friend, Sara, is deaf-mute. Alex's disability is less obvious.

Credits

  • Director : André Turpin
  • Production : Luc Déry
    Luc Déry
    - Producer :* Monsieur Lazhar * C'est pas moi, je le jure! * Continental, un film sans fusil * Congorama * Next: A Primer on Urban Painting * Familia...

    , Nicole Hilaréguy and Joseph Hillel
  • Writer : André Turpin
  • Cinematography : André Turpin
  • Editing : Sophie Leblond
  • Music : Ramachandra Borcar
    Ramachandra Borcar
    Ramachandra Borcar is a Montreal born musician and composer of mixed Indian and Danish background. He is also known under the monikers Ramasutra and DJ Ram....

     and Guy Pelletier
  • Artistic director : Pierre Allard

Starring

  • David La Haye
    David La Haye
    David La Haye is a Canadian actor. He won the 1996 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Water Baby.- Filmography :* 1989 Dans le ventre du dragon Lou...

     : Alex
  • Isabelle Blais
    Isabelle Blais
    Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais is a Canadian film and television actress and singer.-History:Isabelle Blais was born in 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec...

     : Marie
  • Emmanuel Bilodeau : Samuel
  • Chantal Giroux : Sara
  • Pascale Desrochers : Audrey
  • Vincent Bilodeau
    Vincent Bilodeau
    Vincent Bilodeau is a French Canadian actor and comedian from Quebec.He appeared in A Sunday in Kigali in 2006.He is the brother of Yvon Bilodeau and uncle of Guillaume Bilodeau.-Filmography:...

     : Directeur de galerie
  • Charles Turpin : Armando
  • Thai-Hoa Le : Jules
  • Sophie Prégent : Simone

Prizes

Won
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra, Best photographic direction, André Turpin
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra, Best director, André Turpin
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra, Best editing, Sophie Leblond
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra, Best film, Luc Déry
    Luc Déry
    - Producer :* Monsieur Lazhar * C'est pas moi, je le jure! * Continental, un film sans fusil * Congorama * Next: A Primer on Urban Painting * Familia...

     and Joseph Hillel
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra, Best music, Guy Pelletier and Ramachandra Borcar
    Ramachandra Borcar
    Ramachandra Borcar is a Montreal born musician and composer of mixed Indian and Danish background. He is also known under the monikers Ramasutra and DJ Ram....

  • 2002 : Prix Jutra, Best writing, André Turpin
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra, Best supporting actor, Emmanuel Bilodeau


Nominations
  • 2002 : Genie Award
    Genie Award
    Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

     Best cinematography, André Turpin
  • 2002 : Genie Award
    Genie Award
    Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

     Best film, Joseph Hillel and Luc Déry
    Luc Déry
    - Producer :* Monsieur Lazhar * C'est pas moi, je le jure! * Continental, un film sans fusil * Congorama * Next: A Primer on Urban Painting * Familia...

  • 2002 : Genie Award
    Genie Award
    Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

     Best actor, David La Haye
    David La Haye
    David La Haye is a Canadian actor. He won the 1996 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Water Baby.- Filmography :* 1989 Dans le ventre du dragon Lou...

  • 2002 : Genie Award
    Genie Award
    Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...

     Best writer, André Turpin
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra Best actor, David La Haye
    David La Haye
    David La Haye is a Canadian actor. He won the 1996 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Water Baby.- Filmography :* 1989 Dans le ventre du dragon Lou...

  • 2002 : Prix Jutra Best sound, Gilles Corbeil, Sylvain Bellemare and Louis Gignac
  • 2002 : Prix Jutra Best supporting actress, Pascale Desrochers

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