Ma Voisine danse le ska (2003)

Original title

Ma voisine danse le ska

Directed by

Nathalie Saint-Pierre

Genre

comedy film, fiction film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A grieving photographer just lost his wife and child in an accident. He finds comfort and a new purpose when he meets his neighbor, a lonely single mother.

melancholichopefulgentleslow-burnemotionalintimatebittersweetunderstated

What happens

Ma voisine danse le ska (lit. "My Neighbour Dances Ska") is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Nathalie Saint-Pierre and released in 2003. The film stars Frédéric Desager as Auguste, a photographer grieving the recent death of his wife and child in an accident, who finds a new lease on life when he connects with his neighbour Isabelle (Alexandrine Agostini), a lonely single mother. The cast also includes Paul Buissonneau, Paule Baillargeon, Chantal Collin, Marianne Côté-Olyjnik, Marcelo Arroyo, Sylvie Belleau, Jean-Robert Bourdage, Paul-Patrick Charbonneau, Marie-Hélène Copti, Marie-Clément De Wit, France Galarneau, Alain Gendreau, Christine Harvey, Chantal Huard, Sophie Kobrynsky, Steve Laplante and Agnès Larouche in supporting roles. The film premiered in October 2003 at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, before opening theatrically in November. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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