# Looking for Alexander > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Looking_for_Alexander > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Looking_for_Alexander.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_for_Alexander > Source revision: 1341466401 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2004 Canadian film Looking for Alexander French Mémoires affectives Directed by Francis Leclerc Written by Marcel Beaulieu Francis Leclerc Produced by Barbara Shrier Starring Roy Dupuis Cinematography Steve Asselin Edited by Glenn Berman Music by Pierre Duchesne Distributed by Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm Release date October 29, 2004 (2004-10-29) Running time 100 minutes Country Canada Language French ***Looking for Alexander*** ([French](/source/French_language): *Mémoires affectives*) is a Canadian drama film.[1] It was directed and [written](/source/Screenwriter) by [Francis Leclerc](/source/Francis_Leclerc). [Marcel Beaulieu](/source/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](/source/Genie_Awards) for Director, Screenplay, Actor (Roy Dupuis) - [Prix Jutra](/source/Prix_Jutra) for Film, Director, Actor (Roy Dupuis), Editing[2] ## Cast - [Roy Dupuis](/source/Roy_Dupuis) as Alexandre Tourneur - [Guy Thauvette](/source/Guy_Thauvette) as Joseph - [Line Rodier](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Line_Rodier&action=edit&redlink=1) as Jeune infirmière - [Maka Kotto](/source/Maka_Kotto) as Docteur Ba Kobhio - [Nathalie Coupal](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nathalie_Coupal&action=edit&redlink=1) as Michelle Tourneur - [Stéphane Archambault](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St%C3%A9phane_Archambault&action=edit&redlink=1) as François - [Martin Héroux](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_H%C3%A9roux&action=edit&redlink=1) as Détective Jobin - [Johanne-Marie Tremblay](/source/Johanne-Marie_Tremblay) as Infirmière - [Karine Lagueux](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karine_Lagueux&action=edit&redlink=1) as Sylvaine Tourneur - [Robert Lalonde](/source/Robert_Lalonde) as Agent Drolet - [Rosa Zacharie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosa_Zacharie&action=edit&redlink=1) as Pauline Maksoud - [Francis Martineau](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Martineau&action=edit&redlink=1) as Physiothérapeute - [Maxime Dumontier](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maxime_Dumontier&action=edit&redlink=1) as Joseph jeune - [Alexandre Harvey-Cormier](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexandre_Harvey-Cormier&action=edit&redlink=1) as Alexandre jeune - [Jean-François Gaudet](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Gaudet&action=edit&redlink=1) as [Père Noël](/source/P%C3%A8re_No%C3%ABl) - France Parent as Brigitte, serveuse bar salon ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Charles-Henri Ramond, ["Mémoires affectives – Film de Francis Leclerc"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/memoires-affectives-francis-leclerc/). *Films du Québec*, February 3, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Odile Tremblay, ["Mémoires affectives rafle les grands honneurs aux Jutra"](https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/75367/memoires-affectives-rafle-les-grands-honneurs-aux-jutra). *[Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir)*, February 21, 2005. ## External links - [*Looking for Alexander*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404259/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Prix Iris for Best Film Le Violon rouge (1999) Post Mortem (2000) Maelström (2001) Un crabe dans la tête (2002) Québec-Montréal (2003) Les Invasions barbares (2004) Mémoires affectives (2005) C.R.A.Z.Y. 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