Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (2010)

Original title

Le journal d'Aurélie Laflamme

Directed by

Christian Laurence

Genre

fantasy film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 14-year-old girl named Aurelie feels like an outsider and writes in her diary about growing up. She navigates school, friendship with her best friend, a crush, and life with her single mother.

lightheartednostalgicgentlewarmself-reflectivebittersweetquirkyintimate

What happens

Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (French: Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Christian Laurence and released in 2010. Based on the Aurélie Laflamme series of young adult novels by India Desjardins, the film stars Marianne Verville as the titular Aurélie Laflamme, a 14-year-old girl who feels like an outsider and is trying to figure out her place in the world. The film's cast includes Geneviève Chartrand as Aurélie's best friend Kat, Édith Cochrane as her mother, and Aliocha Schneider as her love interest Nicolas. The film opened in theatres in April 2010. The film received three Jutra Award nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011, for Best Supporting Actress (Chartrand), Best Costume Design (Julie-Anne Tremblay) and Best Original Music (Martin Léon). A sequel film, Aurelie Laflamme: Somewhat Grounded (Aurélie Laflamme: Les pieds sur terre), was released in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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