Goddess of the Fireflies

{{short description|2020 Canadian drama film}} {{Infobox film | name = Goddess of the Fireflies | native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|La déesse des mouches à feu}} | image = La déesse des mouches à feu film poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = [[Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette]] | producer = [[Luc Vandal]] | writer = [[Catherine Léger]] | based_on = ''La déesse des mouches à feu'' by [[Geneviève Pettersen]] | starring = [[Kelly Depeault]]<br>[[Caroline Néron]]<br>[[Normand D'Amour]] | music = [[Mathieu Charbonneau]] | cinematography = [[Jonathan Decoste]] | editing = [[Stéphane Lafleur]] | studio = Coop Vidéo de Montréal | distributor = Entract Films | runtime = 105 minutes | released = {{film date|2020|02|22|[[70th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin]]}} | country = Canada | language = French | budget = }} '''''Goddess of the Fireflies''''' ({{langx|fr|'''La déesse des mouches à feu'''}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by [[Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette]] and released in 2020.<ref name=mobarak>Jared Mobarak, [https://thefilmstage.com/berlin-review-goddess-of-the-fireflies-brings-1990s-adolescent-energy-to-life/ "Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life"]. ''The Film Stage'', February 23, 2020.</ref> An adaptation of the novel by [[Geneviève Pettersen]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Jeremy |last=Kay |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/generation-14plus-entry-goddess-of-the-fireflies-among-wazabi-films-efm-slate-exclusive/5146427.article |title=Generation 14plus entry 'Goddess Of The Fireflies' among WaZabi Films EFM slate |work=[[Screen Daily]] |date=January 22, 2020}}</ref> the film centres on the coming of age of Catherine ([[Kelly Depeault]]), a teenage girl living in a small town in Quebec in the early 1990s.<ref name=mobarak/>

==Cast== The cast includes [[Caroline Néron]] and [[Normand D'Amour]] as Catherine's parents, [[Éléonore Loiselle]] as her best friend Marie-Ève, and [[Robin L'Houmeau]], [[Noah Parker]], Antoine DesRochers and [[Marine Johnson]] as her classmates.

==Production== Kelly Depeault was 17 years old at the time of filming the movie in which she has some nude and explicit sex scenes. While director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette admits that the shooting went smoothly, she also admits to having worked a lot with the actors during the sex scenes, which were the most delicate to stage according to her.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette: "l'adolescence, c'est une prise de risques" |work=quebeccinema.ca |url=https://quebeccinema.ca/la-une/anais-barbeau-lavalette-adolescence-est-une-prise-de-risques |access-date=5 March 2022 }}</ref>

==Release== The film premiered in February 2020 at the [[70th Berlin International Film Festival]] in the Generation 14plus program.<ref name=mobarak/> It was subsequently screened at the 2020 [[Quebec City Film Festival]], where it won the Grand Prix.<ref name="FCVQ">{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/09/21/le-festival-de-cinema-de-la-ville-de-quebec-la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-couronne |title=Le film "La déesse des mouches à feu" couronné au FCVQ |work=[[Le Journal de Québec]] |date=September 21, 2020}}</ref> It premiered commercially in Canada on September 25.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/sorties-salle-aout-septembre-2020/ "Sorties en salle août et septembre 2020"]. ''Films du Québec'', July 31, 2020.</ref>

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- !scope="row" rowspan=3| [[Canadian Screen Awards]] | rowspan="3" | [[9th Canadian Screen Awards|May 20, 2021]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] | [[Catherine Léger]] | {{nom}} |rowspan=3|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations|url=https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330161247/https://etcanada.com/news/762082/canadian-screen-awards-announces-2021-film-nominations/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2021|author=Brent Furdyk|date=March 30, 2021|website=[[ET Canada]]|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]] | [[André-Line Beauparlant]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Stunt Coordination|Best Stunt Coordination]] | [[Tyler Hall (stunt coordinator)|Tyler Hall]] | {{nom}} |- !scope="row" | [[Prix collégial du cinéma québécois]] | 2022 | Best Film | ''Goddess of the Fireflies'' | {{nom}} | <ref>Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/01/18/prix-collegial-du-cinema-quebecois--les-finalistes-devoiles "Prix collégial du cinéma québécois : les finalistes dévoilés"]. ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'', January 18, 2022.</ref> |- !scope="row" rowspan=16| [[Prix Iris]] | rowspan="16" | [[23rd Quebec Cinema Awards|June 6, 2021]] | [[Prix Iris for Best Film|Best Film]] | [[Luc Vandal]] | {{won}} |rowspan=16| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1788073/gala-quebec-cinema-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-finalistes |title=Gala Québec Cinéma : La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations |publisher=[[Ici Radio-Canada]] |date=April 27, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1799311/gala-quebec-cinema-gagnants-deesse-mouches-feu-favori |title=La déesse des mouches à feu triomphe au Gala Québec Cinéma |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|Radio-Canada]] |date=6 June 2021 |accessdate=6 June 2021 |language=French}}</ref> |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Director|Best Director]] | [[Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan=2| [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] | [[Normand D'Amour]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Robin L'Houmeau]] | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2| [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] | [[Éléonore Loiselle]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Caroline Néron]] | {{won}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year|Revelation of the Year]] | [[Kelly Depeault]] | {{won}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | Catherine Léger | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | [[Jonathan Decoste]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Editing|Best Editing]] | [[Stéphane Lafleur]] | {{won}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Sound|Best Sound]] | [[Sylvain Bellemare]], [[Paul Col]], [[Bernard Gariépy Strobl]], [[Martyne Morin]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Hair|Best Hair]] | [[Johanne Paiement]] | {{won}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Makeup|Best Makeup]] | [[Kathryn Casault]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Casting|Best Casting]] | [[Murielle La Ferrière]], [[Marie-Claude Robitaille]] | {{won}} |- | [[Prix Iris Public Prize|Public Prize]] | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Luc Vandal, Catherine Léger | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Most Successful Film Outside Quebec|Most Successful Film Outside Quebec]] | Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Luc Vandal, Catherine Léger | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row"| [[Quebec City Film Festival]] | rowspan="1" | September 2020 | Grand Prix ! | {{won}} | rowspan="1" | <ref name="FCVQ"/> |- |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|11905872}} *''[http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=filvidandsou&id=571874&lang=eng La déesse des mouches à feu]'' at [[Library and Archives Canada]] {{Prix Iris for Best Film}}

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