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TWICE A WOMAN
"Twice a woman"
is the story of Catherine, who, after her violent husband puts her life
in serious danger one night, decides to run away with her son and start
a new life under a fresh identity.
From the strait-laced suburbs, she travels to backwoods northern Quebec.
From fear, she moves through confidence to hope.
Catherine, now Sophie, untangles the complex web of identity and desire
that make up the life of a single woman, marginalized and learning to
embrace life. During her painful transition, the mother, hoping to regain
the affection of her damaged son, does everything she can to avoid a tragic
outcome. She will have to dig her heels in and fight with strength and
dignity. It’s a battle,
a war she needs to win.
"Twice A Woman is a great film."
La Presse
"One of Quebec’s best films of the year."
Voir
"An excellent film."
Le Devoir
"We see an impressive new side to Marc Béland while his co-star Évelyne Rompré’s range and sensitivity make for an unforgettable Sophie."
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"An engaging and luminous film."
Rue Frontenac
"Twice A Woman is a positively luminous work, beautifully orchestrated to leave us with a genuine feeling of hope."
Ciné-Bulles
"A discovery."
Chicago Sun-Times
"With compassion, we follow the progress of a woman who is stronger then she thinks."
Le Soleil
"Delisle explores the distress of a woman confronted by herself with insight and subtlety."
Ici Week-End
With: Évelyne
Rompré. Étienne Laforge, Marc Béland, David Boutin
Directed, written and produced by: François Delisle
DOP: Mathieu Laverdière
Sound: François Grenon
Production designer: Geneviève Lizotte
Editing: Pascale Paroissien
Music: The States Project
Line Producer: Joceline Genest
DVD, 35 mm, color, 94 min.
Year: 2010
International sales and distribution in Canada: FunFilm