A Woman in Transit

{{Infobox film | name = A Woman in Transit | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|La Femme de l'hôtel}} | image = La femme de l'hotel Lea Pool.jpg | caption = | director = [[Léa Pool]] | producer = [[Bernadette Payeur]] | writer = [[Robert Gurik]]<br />[[Michel Langlois (director)|Michel Langlois]]<br />Léa Pool | narrator = | starring = [[Paule Baillargeon]]<br />[[Louise Marleau]] | music = [[Yves Laferrière]] | cinematography = [[Georges Dufaux]]<br>[[Daniel Jobin]] | editing = [[Michel Arcand]] | studio = [[Association coopérative de productions audio-visuelles|ACPAV]] | distributor = J.-A. Lapointe Films | released = {{Film date|1984|08|21}} | runtime = 89 minutes | country = [[Canada]] | language = [[Quebec French|French]] | budget = [[Canadian dollar|$]] 562,000 (estimated) | gross = }} '''''A Woman in Transit''''' ({{langx|fr|La Femme de l'hôtel}}) is a 1984 [[Canada|Canadian]] French-language drama film directed by [[Léa Pool]].<ref name=pratley>[[Gerald Pratley]], ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. {{ISBN|1-894073-21-5}}. p. 243.</ref>

==Plot== Andrea Richler ([[Paule Baillargeon]]) is a well-known director who returns to her home town of [[Montreal]] to film a high-budget musical drama. At her hotel, she has a brief but unsettling encounter with a suicidal elderly woman named Estelle ([[Louise Marleau]]). This is briefly forgotten until later when she meets the old lady again and with mounting incredulity Andrea discovers that the actual events in the woman's life mirror the fictional events in the director's film.<ref>Liam Lacey, "'One woman with three faces': Plot isn't a top priority to director Lea Pool". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 19, 1984.</ref>

==Awards== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Award !Date of ceremony !Category !Nominees !Result !Ref |- | [[Montreal World Film Festival]] | 1984 | Carlsberg International Press Prize | rowspan=2| [[Léa Pool]] | {{won}} | <ref>Ina Warren, "El Norte best film in Montreal festival: Acting awards raise eyebrows". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 28, 1984.</ref> |- | [[Toronto International Film Festival|Festival of Festivals]] | [[1984 Toronto International Film Festival|1984]] | [[Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film|Best Canadian Film]] | {{won}} | <ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Film wins place in fans' hearts". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 17, 1984.</ref> |- | [[Chicago International Film Festival]] | 1984 | [[Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress]] | [[Louise Marleau]] | {{won}} | <ref>"Marleau takes best actress prize". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 20, 1984.</ref> |- | [[Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma]] | 1985 | [[Prix Luc-Perreault]] | Léa Pool | {{won}} | <ref>"'Femme de l'hotel' wins movie prize". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', January 30, 1985.</ref> |- | rowspan="5" |[[Genie Awards]] | rowspan="5" |[[6th Genie Awards|1985]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]] | [[Bernadette Payeur]] | {{nom}} | <ref name=bailey>Bruce Bailey, "Quebec sweeps nominations for best-picture Genie awards". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', February 15, 1985.</ref> |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] | [[Louise Marleau]] | {{won}} | <ref name=catch>[[Jay Scott]], "The Bay Boy's catch: 6 Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 22, 1985.</ref> |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]] | Léa Pool | {{nom}} | rowspan=2| <ref name=bailey/> |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] | [[Michel Langlois (director)|Michel Langlois]], Léa Pool | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] | [[Paule Baillargeon]], [[Marjolène Morin]], [[Yves Laferrière]] — "Touch Me" | {{won}} | <ref name=catch/> |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0087249}}

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