J.A. Martin Photographer

J.A. Martin Photographer (French: J.A. Martin photographe) is a 1977 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudin. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress.[1] The film won multiple Canadian Film Awards, including best feature film.[2] It was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] In 1984, the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film seventh in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.[4]

J.A. Martin Photographer
FrenchJ.A. Martin photographe
Directed byJean Beaudin
Written byJean Beaudin
Marcel Sabourin
Produced byJean-Marc Garand
StarringMarcel Sabourin
Monique Mercure
CinematographyPierre Letarte
Pierre Mignot
Edited byJean Beaudin
Music byMaurice Blackburn
Production
company
Release date
  • 11 February 1977 (1977-02-11)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

Photographer Joseph-Albert Martin is going on a tour to the hard Canadian countryside at the turn of the 20th century. His wife decides to go, with the hope that the intimacy will help revive their marriage.

Cast
  • Marcel Sabourin as Joseph-Albert Martin
  • Monique Mercure as Rose-Aimee Martin
  • Marthe Thierry as Granma
  • Catherine Tremblay as Dolores Martin
  • Mariette Duval as Neighbor
  • Denis Hamel as Mathieu Martin
  • Stéphane L'Écuyer as David Martin
  • Jacques Bilodeau as Hormidas Lambert
  • Colette Cortois as Mrs. Lambert
  • Marthe Nadeau as Aunt Aline
  • André St-Denis as The Habitant
  • Denise Proulx as Hotel's Owner
  • Robert Desroches as Hotel's Owner
  • Guy L'Écuyer as Raoul
  • Charlie Beauchamp as The Old Man
  • Yvan Canuel as Uncle Joseph

Production

The film had a budget of $488,014 (equivalent to $2,221,954 in 2021).[5]

Reception

Monique Mercure won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.[5] The film was seen by 103,880 people in France.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: J.A. Martin Photographer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  2. "J.A. Martin Photographer". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.
  5. Evans 1991, p. 240.
  6. Marshall 2001, p. 85.

Works cited
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