# My Friend Max > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/My_Friend_Max > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/My_Friend_Max.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Friend_Max > Source revision: 1341724749 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1994 Canadian film My Friend Max French Mon amie Max Directed by Michel Brault Written by Guy Fournier Jefferson Lewis Produced by Aimée Danis Carole Ducharme Alain Rocca Starring Geneviève Bujold Marthe Keller Johanne McKay Cinematography Sylvain Brault Edited by Jacques Gagné Music by François Dompierre Production companies Les Productions Lazennec Les Productions du Verseau National Film Board of Canada Release date February 18, 1994 (1994-02-18) (RVCQ) Running time 106 minutes Country Canada Language French ***My Friend Max*** ([French](/source/French_language): *Mon amie Max*) is a 1994 Canadian [drama film](/source/Drama_film), written by [Guy Fournier](/source/Guy_Fournier) and [Jefferson Lewis](/source/Jefferson_Lewis), and directed by [Michel Brault](/source/Michel_Brault).[1] The film premiered in February 1994 at the [Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois](/source/Rendez-vous_du_cin%C3%A9ma_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois).[2] The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the [Best Foreign Language Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) at the [67th Academy Awards](/source/67th_Academy_Awards), but was not accepted as a nominee. ## Plot The film is set in contemporary [Quebec City](/source/Quebec_City), [Quebec](/source/Quebec).[3] Catherine ([Marthe Keller](/source/Marthe_Keller)), a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her childhood friend Max ([Geneviève Bujold](/source/Genevi%C3%A8ve_Bujold)), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were students together at the Music Conservatory in Quebec City, and were the most promising pianists. While still in her teens, the adventurous Max gets pregnant. She wants to keep the child, but her domineering mother forces her to give him up for adoption. The rebellious Max then leaves Quebec and the music world. Now, years later, she returns, obsessed with finding her son. With the help of Catherine, she locates the adoption records and social workers contact her son to ask if he wants to see her. He refuses, but she keeps trying until they are reunited.[4] ## Cast - [Geneviève Bujold](/source/Genevi%C3%A8ve_Bujold) as Marie-Alexandrine Brabant - [Marthe Keller](/source/Marthe_Keller) as Catherine Mercier - [Johanne McKay](/source/Johanne_McKay) as Marie-Alexandrine (adolescente) - [Marie Guillard](/source/Marie_Guillard) as Catherine (adolescente) - [Michel Rivard](/source/Michel_Rivard) as Denis Lajeunesse - [Rita Lafontaine](/source/Rita_Lafontaine) as Madame Brabant - [Véronique Le Flaguais](/source/V%C3%A9ronique_Le_Flaguais) as Mme Michaud - [Jean-Louis Roux](/source/Jean-Louis_Roux) as Père Berube - Patrice Bissonnette as Michael Simard ## Awards and nominations At RVCQ, Bujold won the award for Best Performance, McKay won the award for Most Promising Actor, and [Guy Fournier](/source/Guy_Fournier) and [Jefferson Lewis](/source/Jefferson_Lewis) won the award for Best Screenplay.[5] The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the [Best Foreign Language Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) at the [67th Academy Awards](/source/67th_Academy_Awards),[6] but was not accepted as a nominee. It received six [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominations at the [15th Genie Awards](/source/15th_Genie_Awards) in 1994, for [Best Picture](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture), [Best Actress](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Actress) (Bujold), [Best Supporting Actor](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) (Rivard), [Best Supporting Actress](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress) (McKay), [Best Cinematography](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Cinematography) ([Sylvain Brault](/source/Sylvain_Brault)) and [Best Editing](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Editing) ([Jacques Gagné](/source/Jacques_Gagn%C3%A9)).[7] Bujold won the 1993 [Prix Guy-L'Écuyer](/source/Prix_Guy-L'%C3%89cuyer) for *Mon amie Max.[8]* ## See also - [List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/List_of_submissions_to_the_67th_Academy_Awards_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) - [List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/List_of_Canadian_submissions_for_the_Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Charles-Henri Ramond, ["Mon amie Max – Film de Michel Brault"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/mon-amie-max-michel-brault/). *Films du Québec*, February 3, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** John Griffin, "Festival underscores health of Quebec cinema". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, January 26, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Brendan Kelly, ["Mon Amie Max"](https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/mon-amie-max-1200435733/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, February 20, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** John Griffin, "Max caused award-winning writer some pain". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, February 20, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Low-budget drama wins Quebec prize". *[Edmonton Journal](/source/Edmonton_Journal)*, February 14, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Dan Bennett, "Palm Springs Film Festival productive event". *[North County Times](/source/North_County_Times)*, January 20, 1995. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** John Griffin, "Exotica dominates Genie nominations". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, October 20, 1994. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_8-0)** Coulombe, Michel; Jean, Marcel (2006). *Le Dictionnaire du cinéma québécois* (in French) (4nd ed.). Boréal. p. 606. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-7646-0427-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-7646-0427-0). ## External links - [*My Friend Max*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110554/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Mon oncle Antoine (1971) The True Nature of Bernadette (1972) Les Ordres (1975) J.A. Martin Photographer (1977) A Scream from Silence (1979) Good Riddance (1980) The Plouffe Family (1981) Wild Flowers (1982) The Tin Flute (1983) Sonatine (1984) Jacques and November (1985) The Decline of the American Empire (1986) Night Zoo (1987) The Revolving Doors (1988) Jesus of Montreal (1989) An Imaginary Tale (1990) A Bullet in the Head (1991) Léolo (1992) The Sex of the Stars (1993) My Friend Max (1994) The Confessional (1995) Not Me! 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