Billie Blue
| Billie Blue | |
|---|---|
| French | Cœur de slush |
| Directed by | Mariloup Wolfe |
| Written by | Sarah-Maude Beauchesne |
| Based on | Cœur de slush by Sarah-Maude Beauchesne |
| Produced by | Christian Larouche |
| Starring | Liliane Skelly Joseph Delorey Camille Felton |
| Cinematography | Simon-Pierre Gingras |
| Edited by | Cédric Coussy |
| Music by | Jean-Philippe Goncalves |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Les Films Opale |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Billie Blue (French: Cœur de slush) is a Canadian romantic comedy-drama film, directed by Mariloup Wolfe and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Liliane Skelly as Billie, a teenager who is working in a summer job as a lifeguard at a water park; she develops a crush on Pierre (Joseph Delorey), a handsome cyclist, but finds herself in competition for Pierre's affections with her older sister Annette (Camille Felton).[2]
The cast also includes François Létourneau, Salma Serraji, Vivi-Anne Riel, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Gabriell Audet, Zakary Belharbi, Anthony Belsile, Lucson-Yves Claude, Elya Corbeil, Charles Fournier, Charles Kardos, Audrey Lamonde, Magalie Langrais, Alexis Lefebvre and Renaud Lefebvre in supporting roles.
The screenplay was written by Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, as an adaptation of her own 2014 young adult novel.[2]
Distribution
The film premiered on June 1, 2023, at the Zlín Film Festival in the Czech Republic,[3] before opening commercially in Quebec on June 15.
Awards
Beauchesne received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[4]
References
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Coeur de slush – Film de Mariloup Wolfe". Films du Québec, June 11, 2023.
- ^ a b Manon Dumais, "«Cœur de slush»: plonger en amour". Le Devoir, June 16, 2023.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Le film Coeur de slush ouvrira le Festival de Zlín en République tchèque". Le Journal de Montréal, April 17, 2023.
- ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
External links
- Billie Blue at IMDb
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