# Not Me!

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1996 Canadian film

Not Me! Sous-sol Directed by Pierre Gang Written by Pierre Gang Produced by Roger Frappier Starring Richard Moffatt Louise Portal Isabelle Pasco Cinematography Pierre Mignot Music by Anne Bourne Ken Myhr Release date May 1996 (1996-05) (Cannes) Running time 96 minutes Country Canada Language French

***Not Me!*** ([French](/source/French_language): ***Sous-sol***) is a Canadian [drama film](/source/Drama_film), released in 1996.[1] The full-length directorial debut of [Pierre Gang](/source/Pierre_Gang),[1] the screenplay had been written by Gang a full 10 years before he was able to make the film.[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 [69th Academy Awards](/source/69th_Academy_Awards), but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Plot

It stars Richard Moffatt as René, an 11-year-old boy coming of age in 1967.[3] When his father dies shortly after he accidentally witnesses his parents having sex, he becomes overly protective of his widowed mother Reine ([Louise Portal](/source/Louise_Portal)) when she enters a new relationship with Roch (Patrice Godin), while simultaneously having his own sexual awakening when the attractive Françoise ([Isabelle Pasco](/source/Isabelle_Pasco)) moves into a neighbouring apartment.[3]

## Release

The film premiered at the [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival) in 1996,[2] before opening commercially in [Quebec](/source/Quebec) on May 31.[2]

## Awards and nominations

The film garnered two [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominations at the [17th Genie Awards](/source/17th_Genie_Awards) in 1996, in the categories of [Best Original Screenplay](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Screenplay) (Gang) and [Best Actress](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Actress) (Portal).[4] It won the award for Best Original Screenplay.[5] Portal won the 1996 [Prix Guy-L'Écuyer](/source/Prix_Guy-L'%C3%89cuyer) for *Not Me!*.**[6]**

The film was Canada's submission for the [Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film) at the [69th Academy Awards](/source/69th_Academy_Awards) in 1997,[7] but did not make the final shortlist.[8][9]

## See also

- [List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film](/source/List_of_submissions_to_the_69th_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. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-memories_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-memories_1-1) "Memories light corners of director's mind". *[Vancouver Sun](/source/Vancouver_Sun)*, October 12, 1996.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-10year_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-10year_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-10year_2-2) "10-year-old script going to Cannes". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, April 19, 1996.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-basement_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-basement_3-1) "From the basement to the top: Sous-Sol wins Quebec director international acclaim". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, June 1, 1996.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Greyson's Lilies leads Genie field: Film with all-male cast gets 14 nominations". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 17, 1996.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "1996 Genie Award winners". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, December 1, 1996.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_6-0)** Coulombe, Michel; Jean, Marcel (2006). *Le Dictionnaire du cinéma québécois* (in French) (4th ed.). Boréal. p. 606. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [2-7646-0427-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/2-7646-0427-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "Not coming soon to a theatre near you: Canadians do a good job of making movies, but a lousy job of getting them to the screen. Even films that win international awards can't get a cinematic break." *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, January 18, 1997.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

1. **[^](#cite_ref-69thSubmissions_9-0)** ["39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations"](https://web.archive.org/web/19990209110950/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html). [Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences). 13 November 1996. Archived from [the original](https://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/96.11.13.html) on February 9, 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

## External links

- [*Not Me!*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117701/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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