The Machine Age (1977)

Original title

L'âge de la machine

Directed by

Gilles Carle

Genre

comedy film

Country

Canada

Runtime

28 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police officer is sent to a remote town to capture an escaped prisoner. He finds out the prisoner is a woman instead of a man.

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What happens

The Machine Age (French: L'Âge de la machine) is a 1977 Canadian short drama television film directed by Gilles Carle. The film stars Gabriel Arcand as Hervé, a police officer who is sent to Senneterre to capture escaped prisoner Claude, only to discover that the prisoner, whom he had expected to be a man, is actually a young woman (Sylvie Lachance). The film was nominated for several Canadian Film Awards at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978. Carle won the Award for Best Direction, Dramatic Non-Feature as well as the Best Screenplay (Non-Feature). The film is shot entirely in color. Arcand and Lachance were also nominated for the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Non-Feature film respectively. Willie Lamothe won the Best Supporting Performer in a Non-Feature award for his role in this film. The film also won the award for the Best Art Direction in a Non-Feature film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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