Silence Lies (2010)

Original title

Tromper le silence

Directed by

Julie Hivon

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A photographer struggling with a creative block after a family rift meets a troubled young man who reminds her of her estranged brother. They form an uneasy connection as she tries to work through her feelings.

melancholiccontemplativesomberpersonalcharacter-drivenunderstatedemotionally restrainedatmospheric

What happens

Silence Lies (French: Tromper le silence) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Julie Hivon and released in 2010. The film stars Suzanne Clément as Viviane Langevin, a photographer who is starved for creative inspiration ever since being disowned by her brother Frédéric (Sébastien Huberdeau) following a family dispute, when she meets Guillaume (Maxime Dumontier), a troubled young man who reminds her strongly of her brother. The cast also includes Sophie Cadieux, Benoît Gouin, Claude Prégent and Pascale Montpetit. The film was shot in 2009, primarily in Anjou, and premiered in August 2010 at the Montreal World Film Festival. The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011, for Best Actress (Clément) and Best Cinematography (Claudine Sauvé). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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