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My Friend Max (1994)

My Friend Max poster
Original title
Mon amie Max
Directed by
Michel Brault
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Canada
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging man reconnects with a woman from his past, and together they look back on the friendship they shared years ago. The story is about memory and the passage of time.

slow-burnmelancholicquietnostalgicintimatebittersweetreflective

What happens

My Friend Max (French: Mon amie Max) is a 1994 Canadian drama film, written by Guy Fournier and Jefferson Lewis, and directed by Michel Brault. The film premiered in February 1994 at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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