Phantom Life

{{short description|1992 film}} {{Infobox film | name = Phantom Life | native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|La Vie fantôme}} | image = | caption = | director = [[Jacques Leduc]] | producer = [[Roger Frappier]] | writer = Jacques Leduc<br>[[Yvon Rivard]] | based_on = ''La Vie fantôme'' by [[Danièle Sallenave]] | starring = [[Ron Lea]]<br>[[Johanne-Marie Tremblay]]<br>[[Pascale Bussières]] | music = | cinematography = [[Pierre Mignot]] | editing = Yves Chaput | studio = Max Films Productions | runtime = 98 minutes | released = {{film date|1992|08|29|[[Montreal World Film Festival|MWFF]]}} | country = Canada | language = French | budget = }} '''''Phantom Life''''' ({{langx|fr|La Vie fantôme}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by [[Jacques Leduc]] and released in 1992.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/vie-fantome-jacques-leduc/ "Vie fantôme, La – Film de Jacques Leduc"]. ''Films du Québec'', May 11, 2009.</ref> An adaptation of the novel by [[Danièle Sallenave]], the film stars [[Ron Lea]] as Pierre, an academic at the [[Université de Sherbrooke]] who is torn between his marriage to Annie ([[Johanne-Marie Tremblay]]) and his extramarital affair with the younger Laure ([[Pascale Bussières]]).<ref>Bill Brownstein, "Two solitudes ignite when lovers cross linguistic divide". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', January 22, 1993.</ref>

The film's cast also includes [[Gabriel Gascon]], [[Rita Lafontaine]], [[Jean-Guy Bouchard]] and [[Élise Guilbault]].

The film premiered at the 1992 [[Montreal World Film Festival]],<ref>Noel Taylor, "Canadian entries at Montreal festival easier to get into than foreign films". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', September 4, 1992.</ref> where it was named the most popular Canadian film of the festival. Bussières also won the award for Best Actress.<ref>"Dark Side of Heart takes Filmfest's top prize". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', September 8, 1992.</ref>

The film received five [[Genie Award]] nominations at the [[13th Genie Awards]], for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] (Leduc and [[Yvon Rivard]]), [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Pierre Mignot]]), [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]] ([[Louise Jobin]]), [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] ([[Michèle Hamel]]) and [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] (Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier and Claude Beaugrand).<ref>"Genie Award nominations". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 20, 1992.</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0105751}}

[[Category:1992 films]] [[Category:Canadian drama films]] [[Category:Films set in Quebec]] [[Category:Films shot in Quebec]] [[Category:Films based on French novels]] [[Category:Films directed by Jacques Leduc]] [[Category:French-language Canadian films]] [[Category:1992 Canadian films]]