Looking for Alexander

{{Infobox film | name = Looking for Alexander | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Mémoires affectives}} | image = File:Looking for Alexander poster.jpeg | director = [[Francis Leclerc]] | producer = [[Barbara Shrier]] | writer = [[Marcel Beaulieu]]<br>[[Francis Leclerc]] | starring = [[Roy Dupuis]] | music = [[Pierre Duchesne]] | cinematography = [[Steve Asselin]] | editing = [[Glenn Berman]] | distributor = [[Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm]] | released = {{Film date|2004|10|29}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = Canada | language = French}}

'''''Looking for Alexander''''' ({{langx|fr|Mémoires affectives}}) is a Canadian drama film.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/memoires-affectives-francis-leclerc/ "Mémoires affectives – Film de Francis Leclerc"]. ''Films du Québec'', February 3, 2009.</ref> It was directed and [[screenwriter|written]] by [[Francis Leclerc]]. [[Marcel Beaulieu]] also wrote the script.

==Plot summary== Thought to be clinically dead, Alexander (Roy Dupuis) suddenly awakes from a long coma. He recognizes nobody and remembers nothing. As Alexander tries to piece together his life, the mystery deepens. Director Francis Leclerc holds together this precious tale with poetic imagery and strong visuals, all the while teasing the viewer to discover the truth.

== Awards == * [[Genie Awards]] for Director, Screenplay, Actor (Roy Dupuis) * [[Prix Jutra]] for Film, Director, Actor (Roy Dupuis), Editing<ref>Odile Tremblay, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/75367/memoires-affectives-rafle-les-grands-honneurs-aux-jutra "Mémoires affectives rafle les grands honneurs aux Jutra"]. ''[[Le Devoir]]'', February 21, 2005.</ref>

== Cast == * [[Roy Dupuis]] as Alexandre Tourneur * [[Guy Thauvette]] as Joseph * [[Line Rodier]] as Jeune infirmière * [[Maka Kotto]] as Docteur Ba Kobhio * [[Nathalie Coupal]] as Michelle Tourneur * [[Stéphane Archambault]] as François * [[Martin Héroux]] as Détective Jobin * [[Johanne-Marie Tremblay]] as Infirmière * [[Karine Lagueux]] as Sylvaine Tourneur * [[Robert Lalonde]] as Agent Drolet * [[Rosa Zacharie]] as Pauline Maksoud * [[Francis Martineau]] as Physiothérapeute * [[Maxime Dumontier]] as Joseph jeune * [[Alexandre Harvey-Cormier]] as Alexandre jeune * [[Jean-François Gaudet]] as [[Père Noël]] * France Parent as Brigitte, serveuse bar salon

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0404259}}

[[Category:2004 drama films]] [[Category:2004 French-language films]] [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:Canadian drama films]] [[Category:Films directed by Francis Leclerc]] [[Category:Best Film Prix Iris winners]] [[Category:French-language Canadian films]] [[Category:2004 Canadian films]] [[Category:Films shot in Quebec City]] [[Category:French-language drama films]]