Mario (1984 film)

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Mario
Directed byJean Beaudin
Written byJean Beaudin
Arlette Dion
Jacques Paris
Based onLa Sablière by Claude Jasmin
Produced byJean Beaudin
Jacques Bobet
Hélène Verrier
StarringXavier Petermann
Francis Reddy
Nathalie Chalifour
Jacques Godin
CinematographyPierre Mignot
Thomas Vámos
Edited byWerner Nold
Music byFrançois Dompierre
Production
company
Distributed byCinema International Canada
Release date
  • August 22, 1984 (1984-08-22)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$ 2,000,000 (estimated)

Mario is a 1984 Quebec drama film, set in the Magdalen Islands, directed by Jean Beaudin and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[1]

Plot

Mario (Petermann) is a 10-year-old autistic boy who is mute and hard of hearing. He has an 18-year-old brother named Simon (Reddy), whom he admires greatly. One day, Simon becomes involved with a woman and, as a result, their relationship becomes strained. Mario finds himself without his brother and his parents who are always watching over their island during the tourist season.

Cast

Production

The film, based on Claude Jasmin's La Sablière, went overbudget.[2]

Recognition

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mario". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Evans 1991, p. 308.

Works cited

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