On Your Head (French: Le Ciel sur la tête) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by André Melançon and Geneviève Lefebvre and released in 2001.[1] The film stars Arianne Maheu as Simone, a young blind girl living with her single father Marc (Serge Dupire) who is scheming to set him up with a single woman in their town, Céline (Céline Bonnier), so that she can have a new mother.[2]
| On Your Head | |
|---|---|
| French | Le Ciel sur la tête |
| Directed by | André Melançon Geneviève Lefebvre |
| Written by | Geneviève Lefebvre Marcel Beaulieu |
| Produced by | Yves Fortin Yves Lafontaine |
| Starring | Arianne Maheu Serge Dupire Céline Bonnier Marc Messier |
| Cinematography | Thomas Vámos |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Osvaldo Montes |
Production companies | BE-FILMS Productions Thalie |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Marc Messier as Céline's irascible anarchist father Gaby; Daniel Fanego as Diego, an Argentine pilot who is a rival for Céline's affections; David Boutin as Marc's best friend Fred on whom Simone has a schoolgirl crush; and Maka Kotto as Florent, the town's parish priest.[3]
Osvaldo Montes received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 22nd Genie Awards, for the song "La niebla del tiempo".[4]
References
edit- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 43.
- ^ Geneviève Royer, "A gutsy girl tells her tale: But it lacks power of persuasion". Montreal Gazette, October 19, 2001.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ciel sur la tête, Le – Film d’André Melançon et Geneviève Lefebvre". Films du Québec, January 5, 2009.
- ^ Katherine Monk, "Inuit film takes Genie lead". Vancouver Sun, December 12, 2001.
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