Mario

19841 h 37 min 25 secFilm: Fiction, Feature-length fiction

G

Direction: Jean Beaudin

Production: Hélène VerrierJean BeaudinJacques Bobet

Script: Jean BeaudinJacques ParisArlette Dion

Set in the picturesque Magdalen Islands of Québec, Mario is a story of complicity between a strange and solitary ten-year-old boy, Mario, and his older brother, Simon. Withdrawn and living in a surreal world, Mario is completely devoted to Simon, for whom he would dare anything. When a charming interloper captures Simon's affections, albeit temporarily, Mario's love for Simon turns to jealousy and hatred. Eventually the two brothers are reconciled and together they carry out their final attack on reality, one which forces them to confront the ultimate limits of human experience.

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Subject categories


  • Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary WorksQuebec Literature
  • Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary Works
  • Children and Youth > Adolescent Social BehaviourComing of Age StoriesFamily LifeYoung persons with disabilities
  • Families > ChildrenFamily Life

Credits


director
Jean Beaudin
producer
Hélène Verrier
Jean Beaudin
executive producer
Jacques Bobet
script
Jean Beaudin
Jacques Paris
Arlette Dion
photography
Pierre Mignot
sound
Richard Besse
editing
Werner Nold
sound editing
David Evans
Wayne Griffin
re-recording
Hans Peter Strobl
music
François Dompierre
cast
Christiane Breton
Nathalie Chalifour
Murielle Dutil
Jacques Godin
Xavier Norman Petermann
Claire Pimparé
Francis Reddy
Marcel Sabourin

Awards


  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound (Richard Besse, Hans Peter Strobl, Bruce Nyznik)Genie Awards
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography (Pierre Mignot)Genie Awards
  • Genie Award for Best Music Score (François Dompierre)Genie Awards
  • Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Family Relations Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • International Jury's Prize - Category: Films for YouthGijón International Film Festival
  • Second Prize - Category: Feature Film Festival du film Cannes Junior
  • Award for Technical Quality and Performance by Young ActorsJournées cinématographiques