| Sisters and Neighbors! | |
|---|---|
| French | Nos belles-sœurs |
| Directed by | René Richard Cyr |
| Written by | René Richard Cyr Michel Tremblay |
| Based on | Les Belles-sœurs by Michel Tremblay |
| Produced by | Denise Robert |
| Starring | Geneviève Schmidt Guylaine Tremblay Anne-Élisabeth Bossé Ariane Moffatt |
| Cinematography | Yves Bélanger |
| Edited by | Arthur Tarnowski |
| Music by | Daniel Bélanger |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | TVA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Sisters and Neighbors! (French: Nos belles-sœurs) is a Canadian musical comedy film, directed by René Richard Cyr and released in 2024. Adapted from Michel Tremblay's influential stage play Les Belles-sœurs, the film stars Geneviève Schmidt as Germaine Lauzon, a 1960s housewife in the Le Plateau-Mont-Royal district of Montreal who wins a million trading stamps in a sweepstakes; needing to paste them all into booklets to exchange for prizes, she invites many of her family and friends over for a "stamping party", only to face the petty jealousies of many of the participants.
The supporting cast includes Guylaine Tremblay, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Ariane Moffatt, Debbie Lynch-White, Véronic DiCaire, Valérie Blais, Pierrette Robitaille, Diane Lavallée, Véronique Le Flaguais, Jeanne Bellefeuille, Benoît Brière, Maxime Le Flaguais, Yves Jacques, Guillaume Cyr, Mégane Proulx, Steve Laplante, Isabelle Blais and Charles-Aubey Houde.
The film has also screened in some markets under the English release title Our Sisters-in-Law, but its English title is officially Sisters and Neighbors! per Telefilm Canada.
The film had a gala premiere on July 8, 2024, before opening commercially on July 11. It was an immediate hit, surpassing the $1 million benchmark for box office success in the Quebec market within one week of its release.
Awards
| Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Iris | December 8, 2024 | Best Costume Design | Francesca Chamberland | Nominated | |
| Best Original Music | Daniel Bélanger | Won | |||
| Best Hairstyling | Daniel Jacob | Won | |||
| Best Makeup | Catherine Lavoie | Nominated | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Marie-Claude Lafontaine, Jean-François Ferland, Sébastien Chartier | Nominated | |||
| Prix Michel-Côté | Yoann Sauvageau, Denise Robert, René Richard Cyr | Won |
References
- ^ Manon Dumais, "À la gloire des ménagères". La Presse, July 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Nos belles-soeurs – Film de René Richard Cyr". Films du Québec, July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Sisters and Neighbors!". Telefilm Canada.
- ^ Anne-Frédérique Hébert-Dolbec, "«Nos belles-soeurs»: femmes, flamboyance et dignité". Le Devoir, July 8, 2024.
- ^ Anne-Frédérique Hébert-Dolbec, "«Nos belles-soeurs»: le pouvoir du coeur, le pouvoir des femmes". Le Devoir, July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Le film «Nos belles-sœurs» dépasse le million $ au box-office". TVA Nouvelles, July 18, 2024.
- ^ a b Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gala Artisans 2024: les lauréats dévoilés". Films du Québec, December 5, 2024.
- ^ "Suivez notre couverture en direct du 26e Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, December 8, 2024.
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