Alphée of the Stars
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| French | Alphée des étoiles |
| Directed by | Hugo Latulippe |
| Written by | Hugo Latulippe |
| Produced by | Éric De Gheldere Hugo Latulippe Colette Loumède |
| Starring | Hugo Latulippe Laure Waridel |
| Cinematography | Philippe Lavalette |
| Edited by | Annie Jean |
| Music by | Alain Auger |
Production company | Esperamos Films |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Alphée of the Stars (French: Alphée des étoiles) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Hugo Latulippe and released in 2012.[1] The film documents a sabbatical year taken by Latulippe and his then-wife Laure Waridel in Switzerland, and its impact on their daughter Alphée, who has developmental disabilities caused by Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome.[2]
Awards
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Feature Length Documentary,[3] and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.[4]
References
- ^ "Alphée des étoiles: une année en Alphélie". Le Soleil, October 13, 2012.
- ^ "Laure Waridel". The Canadian Encyclopedia, July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees". Maclean's, January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013.
External links
- Alphée of the Stars at IMDb
- Alphée of the Stars at the National Film Board of Canada catalog
- Watch Alphée of the Stars on the NFB website