Lost Song

Lost Song
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rodrigue Jean
Produced by	Rodrigue Jean François Landry
Written by	Rodrigue Jean
Starring	Suzie LeBlanc Patrick Goyette Ginette Morin Marilou Longpré Pilon Louise Turcot
Cinematography	Mathieu Laverdière
Edited by	Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Distributed by	Transmar Films
Release dates	September 6, 2008 (Toronto)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Lost Song is a 2008 film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean, his third long feature after Full Blast and Yellowknife. It won the Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot

After their first-born baby, Pierre (Patrick Goyette) and Élisabeth (Suzie LeBlanc) drive to the country to stay with his mother. The baby is restless, refusing to eat and having trouble sleeping. Élisabeth perplexed with what to do leaves the baby with her overly attentive mother-in-law Louise (Ginette Morin), spending time with teenaged neighbor Naomi (Marilou Longpré Pilon), and finding comfort in the girl’s friendship.

Cast

• Suzie LeBlanc ... Élisabeth
• Patrick Goyette ... Pierre
• Ginette Morin ... Louise
• Marilou Longpré Pilon ... Naomi
• Louise Turcot ... Patricia
• Louis Lafrenière-Audette ... Michel
• Charles Lafrenière-Audette ... Michel
• Normand St-Jacques ... Naomi's father
• Luc Dumais ... Priest
• Gabrielle Georgieff ... Singer
• Lina Fortin ... Organist

Awards

• Won Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival

External links

• Lost Song at the Internet Movie Database
• Canad's Top Ten feature on Lost Song