Goddess of the Fireflies () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and released in 2020.Jared Mobarak, "Berlin Review: Goddess of the Fireflies Brings 1990s Adolescent Energy to Life". The Film Stage, February 23, 2020. An adaptation of the novel by Geneviève Pettersen, the film centres on the coming of age of Catherine (Kelly Depeault), a teenage girl living in a small town in Quebec in the early 1990s.
Cast The cast includes Caroline Néron and Normand D'Amour as Catherine's parents, Éléonore Loiselle as her best friend Marie-Ève, and Robin L'Houmeau, Noah Parker, Antoine DesRochers and Marine Johnson as her classmates.
Production Kelly Depeault was 17 years old at the time of filming the movie in which she has some nude and explicit sex scenes. While director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette admits that the shooting went smoothly, she also admits to having worked a lot with the actors during the sex scenes, which were the most delicate to stage according to her.
Release The film premiered in February 2020 at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation 14plus program. It was subsequently screened at the 2020 Quebec City Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It premiered commercially in Canada on September 25.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sorties en salle août et septembre 2020". Films du Québec, July 31, 2020.
Awards and nominations Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Canadian Screen Awards May 20, 2021 Best Adapted Screenplay Catherine Léger Best Art Direction/Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Best Stunt Coordination Tyler Hall Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2022 Best Film Goddess of the Fireflies Maxime Demers, "Prix collégial du cinéma québécois : les finalistes dévoilés". Le Journal de Montréal, January 18, 2022. Prix Iris June 6, 2021 Best Film Luc Vandal Best Director Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Best Supporting Actor Normand D'Amour Robin L'Houmeau Best Supporting Actress Éléonore Loiselle Caroline Néron Revelation of the Year Kelly Depeault Best Screenplay Catherine Léger Best Cinematography Jonathan Decoste Best Editing Stéphane Lafleur Best Sound Sylvain Bellemare, Paul Col, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Martyne Morin Best Hair Johanne Paiement Best Makeup Kathryn Casault Best Casting Murielle La Ferrière, Marie-Claude Robitaille Public Prize Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Luc Vandal, Catherine Léger Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Luc Vandal, Catherine Léger Quebec City Film Festival September 2020 Grand Prix
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La déesse des mouches à feu at Library and Archives Canada