It Can't Be Winter, We Haven't Had Summer Yet (1980)

Original title

Ça peut pas être l'hiver, on n'a même pas eu d'été

Directed by

Louise Carré

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

G

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A recently widowed woman in her 50s learns to live for herself after her husband's death. She navigates her new independence and discovers her own needs.

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What happens

It Can't Be Winter, We Haven't Had Summer Yet (French: Ça peut pas être l'hiver, on n'a même pas eu d'été) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Louise Carré and released in 1980. The film stars Charlotte Boisjoli as Adèle Marquis, a recently widowed woman in her 50s who is learning how to live for herself and her own needs after her husband's death. The cast also includes Jacques Galipeau, Céline Lomez, Serge Bélair, Mireille Thibeault, Daniel Matte, Marie-Ève Doré, Anne-Marie Ducharme, Martin Neufeld, Peter Neufeld, Illia Esopos, Guillaume Tremblay, Isabelle Doré, Lucie Mitchell, Guy Bélanger, Hélène Grégoire, Louise Arbique, Jean Richard, Annick Chartier, Réal Côté, Félix Chartier, Wilner Boulin, Jean-Belzil Gascon, Claude Saint-Germain, Martin Lyons, Kathleen Butler, Marjorie Godin and Gaétane Laniel in supporting roles. The film was screened at the 1980 Montreal World Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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