The Orphan Muses

{{Infobox film | name = The Orphan Muses | image = | alt = | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Les Muses orphelines}} | caption = | director = [[Robert Favreau]] | producer = Lyse Lafontaine Pierre Latour | writer = Gilles Desjardins [[Michel Marc Bouchard]] (play) | based_on = ''Les Muses orphelines'' by Michel Marc Bouchard | story = | starring = [[Marina Orsini]] [[Céline Bonnier]] [[Stéphane Demers]] [[Fanny Mallette]] [[Louise Portal]] | music = Michel Donato [[James Gelfand]] | cinematography = [[Pierre Mignot]] | editing = [[Hélène Girard]] | studio = Lyla Films | distributor = Film Tonic | released = {{Film date|2000|11|03}} | runtime = 107 minutes | country = Canada | language = French | budget = | gross = }}

'''''The Orphan Muses''''' ({{langx|fr|Les Muses orphelines}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by [[Robert Favreau]] and released in 2000.<ref name=tangledweb>"Oh what tangled webs we weave: One lie changes the lives of four siblings in the film adaptation of Les Muses Orphelines". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', November 3, 2000.</ref> An adaptation of the play by [[Michel Marc Bouchard]], the film stars [[Marina Orsini]], [[Céline Bonnier]], [[Stéphane Demers]] and [[Fanny Mallette]] as a group of adult siblings dealing with the revelation of a longtime family secret.<ref>"It's hard to care about this tedious family". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', March 2, 2001.</ref>

The Tanguay siblings grew up as orphans, after their father died and their mother ([[Louise Portal]]) ran off with her new lover. Although older siblings Catherine (Orsini), Martine (Bonnier) and Luc (Demers) knew the truth, they conspired to protect their emotionally fragile youngest sister Isabelle (Mallette) by telling her that their mother was dead as well. The film's plot centres on the fallout within the family of the now adult but still emotionally immature Isabelle finally learning the truth that their mother is still alive and simply abandoned them.<ref name=tangledweb/>

==Cast== * [[Marina Orsini]] as Catherine Tanguay * [[Céline Bonnier]] as Martine Tanguay * [[Fanny Mallette]] as Isabelle Tanguay * [[Stéphane Demers]] as Luc Tanguay * [[Louise Portal]] as Jacqueline Tanguay * [[Patrick Labbé]] as Rémi * Eric Hoziel * Paul Dion * Raymond Legault * Louise Proulx * Gilles Cloutier * Nathalie Claude

==Reception== The film received four [[Genie Award]] nominations at the [[21st Genie Awards]] in 2000: [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (Bonnier), [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction|Best Director]] (Favreau), [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] (Bouchard and [[Gilles Desjardins]]) and [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Editing|Best Editing]] ([[Hélène Girard]]).<ref>"Maelstrom storms the Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 13, 2000.</ref> At the [[3rd Jutra Awards]] in 2001, the film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Mallette), Best Director (Favreau), Best Sound, Best Editing and Best Original Music.<ref>"Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', January 24, 2001.</ref> It won the Jutra for Best Original Music.<ref>"Maelstrom wins eight Jutra awards at celebration of Quebec cinema". [[Canadian Press]], February 26, 2001.</ref>

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0226190}}

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