{{Short description|2021 Canadian film by Francis Leclerc}} {{Redirect|L'Arracheuse de temps|the novel|Fred Pellerin}} {{Use Canadian English|date=March 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox film | image = L'Arracheuse de temps.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox name module|French|L'Arracheuse de temps}} | director = [[Francis Leclerc]] | producer = [[Antonello Cozzolino]] | screenplay = [[Fred Pellerin]] | based_on = {{Based on|''L'Arracheuse de temps''|Fred Pellerin}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jade Charbonneau * [[Marc Messier]] * [[Céline Bonnier]] * [[Guillaume Cyr]] * [[Émile Proulx-Cloutier]] * Marie-Ève Beauregard * [[Pier-Luc Funk]] * Sonia Cordeau * [[Geneviève Schmidt]] }} | music = {{Plainlist| * Fred Pellerin * [[Éloi Painchaud]] }} | cinematography = [[Steve Asselin]] | editing = [[Isabelle Malenfant (editor)|Isabelle Malenfant]] | studio = Attraction Images | distributor = Les Films Séville | released = {{Film date|2021|11|19|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article78802|language=French|trans-title=Francis Leclerc's ''The Time Thief'' will be showing on November 19, 2021|title=''L'arracheuse de temps'' de Francis Leclerc prendra l'affiche le 19 novembre 2021|date=December 17, 2020|website=Lien Multimedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231020500/http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article78802|archive-date=December 31, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>}} | runtime = | country = Canada | language = French | budget = > $7 million<ref name="Budget"/> | gross = $894,308<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinoche.com/films/l-arracheuse-de-temps/box-office|language=fr|title=Box office québecois|trans-title=Quebec box office|website=Cinoche.com|access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref> }}
'''''The Time Thief''''' ({{langx|fr|'''L'Arracheuse de temps'''}}) is a 2021 Canadian [[Historical drama|period drama]] and [[fantasy film]] directed by [[Francis Leclerc]], based on the 2009 story by [[Fred Pellerin]] of the same name. It stars Jade Charbonneau, [[Marc Messier]], [[Céline Bonnier]], [[Guillaume Cyr]], [[Émile Proulx-Cloutier]], Marie-Ève Beauregard, [[Pier-Luc Funk]], Sonia Cordeau, and [[Geneviève Schmidt]]. The film was theatrically released by Les Films Séville on November 19, 2021.
==Premise== An illness-worn grandmother tries to convince her 11-year-old grandson that death does not exist. She tells him about the adventures of her youth in [[Saint-Élie-de-Caxton]], in 1927, when she had tried to eliminate death in the village.<ref name="Second Block"/>
==Cast== * Jade Charbonneau as a young Bernadette<ref name="Cast">{{cite web|url=http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77588|language=French|trans-title=''L'Aracheuse de temps'': Attraction Images unveils the cast of Fred Pellerin's next feature film|title=''L'Arracheuse de temps'' : Attraction Images dévoile la distribution du prochain long métrage de Fred Pellerin|date=October 12, 2020|website=Lien Multimedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116161938/http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article77588|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Film Cast">{{cite web|url=https://www.envedette.ca/potins-stars-quebec/cinema/larracheuse-de-temps-decouvrez-distribution-film-base-conte-fred-pellerin-1.13671963|language=French|trans-title=''The Time Thief'': discover the cast of the film based on a tale by Fred Pellerin!|title=''L'Arracheuse de temps'' : découvrez la distribution du film basé sur un conte de Fred Pellerin!|date=October 9, 2020|first=Par Karl |last=Hardy|website=enVedette|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130003429/https://www.envedette.ca/potins-stars-quebec/cinema/larracheuse-de-temps-decouvrez-distribution-film-base-conte-fred-pellerin-1.13671963|archive-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cast Names">{{cite web|url=https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/cinema/une-distribution-cinq-etoiles-pour-larracheuse-de-temps-4aa4523568469935b8dd125e447207a7|language=French|trans-title=A five-star cast for ''L'Aracheuse de temps''|title=Une distribution cinq étoiles pour ''L'Arracheuse de temps''|date=October 8, 2020|first=Marie-Eve |last=Lambert|website=[[Le Soleil (Quebec)|Le Soleil]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130004415/https://www.lesoleil.com/arts/cinema/une-distribution-cinq-etoiles-pour-larracheuse-de-temps-4aa4523568469935b8dd125e447207a7|archive-date=November 30, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref> ** [[Michèle Deslauriers]] as an older Bernadette<ref name="Cinoche">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinoche.com/actualites/decouvrez-la-distribution-du-film-l-arracheuse-de-temps|title=Découvrez la distribution du film ''L'arracheuse de temps''|language=French|trans-title=Discover the cast of the film ''The Time Snatch''|date=October 8, 2020|first=Laurence |last=Fournier|website=Cinoche.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162204/https://www.cinoche.com/actualites/decouvrez-la-distribution-du-film-l-arracheuse-de-temps|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cast Names"/> * [[Marc Messier]] as Méo, a barber<ref name="Cast"/><ref name="Film Cast"/><ref name="Cast Names"/> * [[Céline Bonnier]] as La Stroop<ref name="Cast"/><ref name="Film Cast"/><ref name="Cast Names"/> * [[Guillaume Cyr]] as Riopel, a blacksmith, and father of Lurette<ref name="Cinoche"/><ref name="Cast Names"/> * [[Émile Proulx-Cloutier]] as Toussaint Brodeur, a merchant and Jeannette's husband<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/10/29/flq-la-traque-retour-au-jeu-pour-emile-proulx-cloutier|language=French|trans-title="FLQ: the hunt": return to the game for Émile Proulx-Cloutier|title="FLQ: la traque": retour au jeu pour Émile Proulx-Cloutier|date=October 29, 2020|first=Marie-Josee |last=Roy|website=[[Le Journal de Montréal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162344/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/10/29/flq-la-traque-retour-au-jeu-pour-emile-proulx-cloutier|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Film Cast"/><ref name="Cast Names"/> * Marie-Ève Beauregard as Lurette, Riopel's daughter<ref name="Cinoche"/><ref name="Cast Names"/> * [[Pier-Luc Funk]]<ref name="Cast"/><ref name="Film Cast"/> * Sonia Cordeau as Jeannette, Brodeur's wife<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journalmetro.com/culture/2564444/les-appendices-le-theatre-sonia-cordeau-se-confie-sur-ses-projets/|language=French|trans-title="Les Appendices", the theater… Sonia Cordeau confides in her projects|title="Les Appendices", le théâtre… Sonia Cordeau se confie sur ses projets|date=November 6, 2020|website=[[Métro (Montreal newspaper)|Métro]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162532/https://journalmetro.com/culture/2564444/les-appendices-le-theatre-sonia-cordeau-se-confie-sur-ses-projets/|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Cast Names"/> * [[Geneviève Schmidt]] as Madame Gélinas<ref name="Cast"/><ref name="Cast Names"/>
==Production== ===Development=== [[File:DSC 7650 Fred Pellerin (cropped).png|thumb|[[Fred Pellerin]] wrote the short story ''The Time Thief'' in 2007, adapting it into a feature film years later.]]
[[Fred Pellerin]] wrote the story ''L'Arracheuse de temps'' in 2007 shortly after the death of his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/10/09/le-film-larracheuse-de-temps-bientot-en-tournage|language=French|trans-title=The movie ''Snatching Time'' soon to be filmed|title=Le film ''L'Arracheuse de temps'' bientôt en tournage|date=October 9, 2020|first=Maxime |last=Demers|website=[[TVA Nouvelles]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012062756/https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/10/09/le-film-larracheuse-de-temps-bientot-en-tournage|archive-date=October 12, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=January 11, 2021}}</ref> On March 30, 2016, it was announced that a feature film adaptation of the story had been in the works from the production company Attraction Images.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsquebec.com/un-troisieme-long-metrage-inspire-par-fred-pellerin/|language=French|trans-title=A third feature film inspired by Fred Pellerin|title=Un troisième long métrage inspiré par Fred Pellerin|date=March 31, 2016|first=Charles-Henri |last=Ramond|website=Films du Québec|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162710/https://www.filmsquebec.com/un-troisieme-long-metrage-inspire-par-fred-pellerin/|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> While working on the 2017 film ''[[Barefoot at Dawn]]'' with director [[Francis Leclerc]], Pellerin wrote part of the initial screenplay for the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2020-10-08/le-tournage-de-l-arracheuse-de-temps-peut-commencer.php|title=Le tournage de ''L'arracheuse de temps'' peut commencer|language=French|trans-title=The filming of ''The Time Thief'' can begin|date=October 8, 2020|first=Marc-Andre |last=Lussier|website=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116162843/https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2020-10-08/le-tournage-de-l-arracheuse-de-temps-peut-commencer.php|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> On January 18, 2019, Leclerc revealed that he would direct the film, from a now-completed screenplay written by Pellerin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/01/18/plus-de-cinema-et-moins-de-television-pour-francis-leclerc-1|language=French|trans-title=More cinema and less television for Francis Leclerc|title=Plus de cinéma et moins de télévision pour Francis Leclerc|date=January 18, 2019|first=Marie-Josee |last=R. Roy|website=[[Le Journal de Montréal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116163157/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/01/18/plus-de-cinema-et-moins-de-television-pour-francis-leclerc-1|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> On April 8, 2019, the film's screenplay was submitted to [[Société de développement des entreprises culturelles|SODEC]], who announced on December 16, 2019, that they would be funding the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lechodemaskinonge.com/culture/fred-abandonne-son-projet-de-salle-de-spectacles/|language=French|trans-title=Fred abandons his concert hall project|title=Fred abandonne son projet de salle de spectacles|date=April 8, 2019|first=Par |last=Pier-Olivier Gagnon|website=L'Écho de Maskinongé|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409131121/https://www.lechodemaskinonge.com/culture/fred-abandonne-son-projet-de-salle-de-spectacles/|archive-date=April 9, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latribune.ca/arts/le-film-sur-larracheuse-de-temps-prend-forme-524f6388e702294c9505eb25d8d2261e|language=French|trans-title=''The Time Snatcher'' film takes shape|title=Le film sur ''L'Arracheuse de temps'' prend forme|date=December 16, 2019|first=Francois |last=Houde|website=[[La Tribune (Sherbrooke)|La Tribune]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813104504/https://www.latribune.ca/arts/le-film-sur-larracheuse-de-temps-prend-forme-524f6388e702294c9505eb25d8d2261e|archive-date=August 13, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref>
===Filming=== Filming for ''The Time Thief'' was divided into two [[Shooting schedule|filming blocks]]; the first began on October 13, 2020, in [[Saint-Armand, Quebec|Saint-Armand]], in the [[Eastern Townships]] of [[Quebec]].<ref name="Budget">{{cite web|url=https://www.laveniretdesrivieres.com/2020/10/20/le-village-de-saint-armand-sous-les-projecteurs-pendant-neuf-jours/|language=French|trans-title=The village of Saint-Armand in the spotlight for nine days|title=Le village de Saint-Armand sous les projecteurs pendant neuf jours|date=October 20, 2020|first=Claude |last=Hebert|website=Journal L'Avenir et des Rivières|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116163921/https://www.laveniretdesrivieres.com/2020/10/20/le-village-de-saint-armand-sous-les-projecteurs-pendant-neuf-jours/|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/10/17/un-projet-ambitieux-pour-francis-leclerc|language=French|trans-title=An ambitious project for Francis Leclerc|title=Un projet ambitieux pour Francis Leclerc|date=October 17, 2020|first=Maxime |last=Demers|website=[[Le Journal de Montréal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116164214/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/10/17/un-projet-ambitieux-pour-francis-leclerc|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> Filming for the first block, which was mainly focused on shooting exterior scenes, continued in areas around the municipality of [[Montérégie]], and concluded on October 30, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article76831|trans-title=The filming of ''The Time Thief'' will start in mid-October|language=French|title=Le tournage de ''L'Arracheuse de temps'' s'enclenchera à la mi-octobre|date=September 3, 2020|first=Frédéric |last=Bouchard|website=Lien Multimedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116194053/http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article76831|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lavoixdelest.ca/arts/le-tournage-de-larracheuse-de-temps-de-fred-pellerin-aura-lieu-a-st-armand-f66d5542a8b65113e507692efcab3917|language=French|trans-title=The shooting of ''L'Arracheuse de temps'', by Fred Pellerin, will take place in St-Armand|title=Le tournage de ''L'Arracheuse de temps'', de Fred Pellerin, aura lieu à St-Armand|date=September 8, 2020|first=Marie-Eve |last=Lambert|website=[[La Voix de l'Est (Granby)|La Voix de l'Est]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919093238/https://www.lavoixdelest.ca/arts/le-tournage-de-larracheuse-de-temps-de-fred-pellerin-aura-lieu-a-st-armand-f66d5542a8b65113e507692efcab3917|archive-date=September 19, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> Because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Fred Pellerin was not allowed to visit the film's set until October 15, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1740701/cinema-debut-tournage-fred-pellerin-arracheuse-de-temps|language=French|title=Un film encore plus près de l'imaginaire de Fred Pellerin|trans-title=A film even closer to the imagination of Fred Pellerin|date=October 13, 2020|first=Eric |last=Langevin|website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116164705/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1740701/cinema-debut-tournage-fred-pellerin-arracheuse-de-temps|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> The second filming block took place in April 2021 in areas around [[Montreal]], with the intentions of shooting the film's interior scenes in a studio.<ref name="Second Block">{{cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/10/08/le-film-larracheuse-de-temps-bientot-en-tournage|language=French|trans-title=The film ''Snatching Time'' soon to be filmed|title=Le film ''L'Arracheuse de temps'' bientôt en tournage|date=October 8, 2020|first=Maxime |last=Demers|website=[[Le Journal de Montréal]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116140737/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/10/08/le-film-larracheuse-de-temps-bientot-en-tournage|archive-date=November 16, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Release">{{cite web|url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/arts/larracheuse-de-temps-une-sortie-en-novembre-prochain-a6ec2ee58aca7a4258a3748050f0cc2f|title=''L'Arracheuse de temps'': une sortie en novembre prochain|language=French|trans-title=''The Time Snatcher'': an outing next November|date=December 17, 2020|first=Francois |last=Houde|website=[[Le Nouvelliste (Quebec)|Le Nouvelliste]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231020733/https://www.lenouvelliste.ca/arts/larracheuse-de-temps-une-sortie-en-novembre-prochain-a6ec2ee58aca7a4258a3748050f0cc2f|archive-date=December 31, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>
==Release== ''The Time Thief'' was theatrically released by Les Films Séville in the Canadian province of [[Quebec]] on November 19, 2021.<ref name="Release"/>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ {{sronly|Accolades received by ''The Time Thief''}} |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan=5 | [[Canadian Screen Awards]] | rowspan=5| [[10th Canadian Screen Awards|2022]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]] | [[Fred Pellerin]] | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5| <ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', February 15, 2022.</ref> |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]] | [[Arnaud Brisebois]], [[Jean Babin]], [[Ève Turcotte]] | {{won}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | [[Josée Castonguay]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Hair|Best Hair]] | Janie Otis | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] | Alain Lachance, Loïc Laurelut, Eric Clément, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan=13 | [[Prix Iris]] | rowspan=13| [[24th Quebec Cinema Awards|2022]] | [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] | [[Guillaume Cyr]] | {{nom}} | rowspan=3 align=center| <ref name=bouchard>Geneviève Bouchard, [https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/04/14/gala-quebec-cinema--les-oiseaux-ivres-et-maria-chapdelaine-grands-favoris-562059a89cd989f7d04b1cb54a25cf6e "Gala Québec Cinéma : Les oiseaux ivres et Maria Chapdelaine grands favoris"]. ''[[Le Soleil (Quebec)|Le Soleil]]'', April 14, 2022.</ref> |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] | [[Céline Bonnier]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | Fred Pellerin | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] | Arnaud Brisebois, Jean Babin, Ève Turcotte | {{won}} | align=center| <ref name=noovo>[https://www.noovo.info/nouvelle/prix-iris-les-oiseaux-ivres-est-le-grand-gagnant-de-la-soiree.html "Prix Iris: «Les Oiseaux ivres» sort grand gagnant de la soirée"]. ''[[Noovo|Noovo Moi]]'', June 5, 2022.</ref> |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | Josée Castonguay | {{nom}} | rowspan=5 align=center| <ref name=bouchard/> |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | [[Steve Asselin]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Original Music|Best Original Music]] | [[Éloi Painchaud]], Fred Pellerin | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Sound|Best Sound]] | Olivier Calvert, Yann Cleary, [[Luc Boudrias]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Hair|Best Hairstyling]] | Janie Otis | {{nom}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Makeup|Best Makeup]] | [[Adriana Verbert]], [[Bruno Gatien]] | {{won}} | rowspan=2 align=center| <ref name=noovo/> |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] | Alain Lachance, Loïc Laurelut, Éric Clément, Marie-Claude Lafontaine | {{won}} |- | [[Prix Iris for Best Casting|Best Casting]] | Isabelle Thez Axelrad, Brigitte Viau | {{nom}} | rowspan=2 align=center| <ref name=bouchard/> |- | [[Prix Iris Public Prize|Public Prize]] | [[Antonello Cozzolino]], Francis Leclerc, Fred Pellerin | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|13502506}}
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