A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 1, 1994
Original Title:
Mon amie Max
Genres:
Drama
Production Countries:
Canada | France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 106
Catherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from childhood, Marie-Alexandrine (Max), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were Québec's most promising young pianists in the mid-1960's when the adventurous Max gets pregnant. She wants to keep the child, but her mother forces her to give him up for adoption; afterwards, Max leaves Québec and music. Now, years later, she returns, obsessed with finding her son. She locates the adoption records, and social services contacts her son to ask if he wants to see her. He refuses, but she keeps trying. Is a relationship with him possible? And what about her musical talent?
Art Direction:
Anne Pritchard
Assistant Hairstylist:
Serge Morache
Co-Producer:
Carole Ducharme
Costume Design:
François Laplante
Delegated Producer:
Danièle Bussy
Director:
Michel Brault
Director of Photography:
Sylvain Brault
Editor:
Jacques Gagné
Executive Producer:
Claudette Viau
Aimée Danis
Hairstylist:
Marie-France Cardinal
Makeup Artist:
Marie-Angèle Protat
Original Music Composer:
François Dompierre
Producer:
Alain Rocca
Yves Rivard
Aimée Danis
Production Manager:
Manon Bougie
Set Decoration:
Ginette Robitaille
Writer:
Guy Fournier
Jefferson Lewis
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