Magical Flowers Explained

Magical Flowers
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Director:Jean-Marc Vallée
Producer:Jean-Marc Vallée
Starring:Marc-André Grondin
André Champagne
Geneviève Angers
Geneviève Rioux
Music:Serge Arcuri
Luc Aubry
Cinematography:Pierre Gill
Editing:Jean-Marc Vallée
Studio:J.M. Films
Runtime:21 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Magical Flowers (French: Les Fleurs magiques) is a Canadian dramatic short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1995.[1] The film stars Marc-André Grondin as DJ, a young boy struggling to cope with his father's alcoholism.[1]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 16th Genie Awards.[2]

A sequel, Magical Words (Les Mots magiques), was released in 1998.[1] At the time, the two films were planned as part of a trilogy, with the third film to be titled Les Temps magiques ("Magical Times"), but the third film was never completed.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Marie-Claude Dionne, "Les Fleurs magiques". Séquences, September/October 1995.
  2. "Three Genies for Le Confessionnal: Margaret's Museum wins six". Calgary Herald, January 15, 1996.