Blue Sky Jo
| Blue Sky Jo | |
|---|---|
| French | La petite et le vieux |
| Directed by | Patrice Sauvé |
| Written by | Sébastien Girard |
| Based on | La petite et le vieux by Marie-Renée Lavoie |
| Produced by | Sonia Despars Marc Biron |
| Starring | Juliette Bharucha Gildor Roy Vincent-Guillaume Otis Marilyn Castonguay |
| Cinematography | François Gamache |
| Edited by | Claude Palardy |
| Music by | Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool Alexis Martin |
Production company | Parallaxes |
| Distributed by | TVA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Blue Sky Jo (French: La petite et le vieux, lit. "The Little Girl and the Old Man") is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Patrice Sauvé and released in 2024. Adapted from Marie-Renée Lavoie's 2010 novel La petite et le vieux, the film stars Juliette Bharucha as Jo-Hélène, a young girl in the blue-collar Limoilou neighbourhood of Quebec City who befriends her elderly neighbour Roger (Gildor Roy).
The cast also includes Vincent-Guillaume Otis and Marilyn Castonguay as Jo-Hélène's parents, as well as Gabrielle B. Thuot, Mia Drolet, Élia St-Pierre, Denis Houle, Jack Robitaille, Amélie Bernard, Marie Michaud, Marie Bernier, Marie-Hélène Gendreau, Linda Laplante, Pierre-Yves Charbonneau, Sacha Lapointe, Amélie Pelletier, Jean-Philippe Côté, Ariane Bellavance-Fafard, Luc Bélanger-Morissette, Karl-Patrice Dupuis, Pierre-Luc Fontaine, Marguerite Bouchard, Andréanne Fortin and Charles Roberge in supporting roles.
Production
The film began production in September 2023, in Quebec City.
Distribution
The film premiered on August 16, 2024, at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
It had its Canadian premiere as the opening film of the 2024 Quebec City Film Festival, and screened at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, before opening commercially on October 4.
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival | 2024 | French-Language Feature Film | Patrice Sauvé | Won | |
| Schlingel International Film Festival | 2024 | FIPRESCI Jury Prize | Won | ||
| Quebec Cinema Awards | 2025 | Best Film | Sonia Despars, Marc Biron | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Gildor Roy | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Vincent-Guillaume Otis | Nominated | |||
| Revelation of the Year | Juliette Bharucha | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Music | Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Alexis Martin | Nominated | |||
| Prix Michel-Côté | Sonia Despars, Marc Biron, Yoann Sauvageau, Patrice Sauvé, Sébastien Girard | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "La Petite et le Vieux à Locarno" Archived 2024-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. Films du Québec, July 25, 2024.
- ↑ Luc Boulanger, "La Petite et le Vieux en primeur au Festival du film de Locarno" Archived 2024-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. La Presse, July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "La Petite et le Vieux en première mondiale ce soir au Festival du film de Locarno !" Archived 2024-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. CTVM, August 16, 2024.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Tournage de « La petite et le vieux »" Archived 2024-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. Films du Québec, September 28, 2023.
- ↑ Maxime Demers, "Le film «La petite et le vieux», de Patrice Sauvé, sélectionné au festival de Locarno" Archived 2024-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. TVA Nouvelles, July 10, 2024.
- ↑ Kathleen Lavoie, "La petite et le vieux ouvrira le 13e Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec" Archived 2024-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. Ici Radio-Canada, August 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Details 2024 Lineup" Archived 2024-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, August 27, 2024.
- ↑ "‘The Count of Monte-Cristo’ big winner at Cinéfest Sudbury" Archived 2024-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. Sudbury.com, September 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Le film de Patrice Sauvé remporte un 2e prix, cette fois au Festival international de Schlingel en Allemagne". CTVM.info. October 4, 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ↑ Fanny Bourel, "Une langue universelle en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma" Archived 2025-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Radio Canada International, October 8, 2025.
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