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Director
  
Francis Mankiewicz

Music director
  
Francois Dompierre

Country
  
Canada/France

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Music

Duration
  

Language
  
French

The Revolving Doors movie poster

Release date
  
July 13, 1988

Writer
  
Francis Mankiewicz, Jacques Savoie (novel), Jacques Savoie (screenplay)

Screenplay
  
Francis Mankiewicz, Jacques Savoie

Cast
  
Monique Spaziani
,
Gabriel Arcand
,
Miou-Miou
,
François Méthé
,
Françoise Faucher
,
Rémy Girard

Similar movies
  
Cinema of Quebec movies, Dramas

The Revolving Doors (French: Les Portes tournantes) is a 1988 Canadian-French French-language drama film directed by Francis Mankiewicz. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Synopsis

Céleste (Monique Spaziani), a jazz pianist, has reached the twilight of her years. Alone in her New York apartment, she looks back on her life and decides to record it all in a diary that she sends to her estranged son, Blaudelle (Gabriel Arcand). The arrival of the diary disrupts Blaudelle’s life, although his son, Antoine (François Méthé), is intrigued, and it is through his eyes that Céleste's life is revealed.

Cast

  • Monique Spaziani - Céleste
  • Gabriel Arcand - Madrigal Blaudelle
  • Miou-Miou - Lauda
  • François Méthé - Antoine
  • Jacques Penot - Pierre Blaudelle
  • Françoise Faucher - Simone Blaudelle
  • Jean-Louis Roux - Monsieur Blaudelle
  • Rémy Girard - Monsieur Litwin
  • Rita Lafontaine - Madame Beaumont
  • Hubert Loiselle - Monsieur Beaumont
  • Papa John Creach - John Devil
  • Charles Reiner - Gunther
  • Marcel Sabourin - Homme du Train
  • Charlotte Laurier - Bonne
  • Martin Faucher - Enfant Beaumont

    • Awards

  • 1989
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design - François Barbeau - Won
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Rémy Girard - Won
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - Anne Pritchard - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - Thomas Vámos - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Francis Mankiewicz - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Francyne Morin, René Malo - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Music Score - François Dompierre - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Monique Spaziani - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Miou-Miou - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay - Jacques Savoie, Francis Mankiewicz - Nominated
  • 1988
  • Cannes Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention - Francis Mankiewicz - Won. Screened in the Un Certain Regard section.

    • References

    The Revolving Doors Wikipedia
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    The Revolving Doors IMDb The Revolving Doors themoviedb.org