One Summer (film)

One Summer (French: Le temps d'un été) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Louise Archambault and released in 2023.[1]

One Summer
FrenchLe temps d'un été
Directed byLouise Archambault
Written byMarie Vien
Produced byAntonello Cozzolino
Brigitte Léveillé
StarringPatrice Robitaille
Guy Nadon
Élise Guilbault
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byIsabelle Malenfant
Production
company
Attraction Images
Distributed byImmina Films
Release date
  • July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film stars Patrice Robitaille as Marc Côté, a Roman Catholic parish priest who has ministered for many years to the poor and homeless in Montreal but is struggling with the financial decline of his church; after a former family friend bequeaths him a rural property in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, he decides to take a group of his regular clients on a summer retreat as a respite from their lives, only to run into conflict with the property's longtime caretaker François Riendeau (Sébastien Ricard) and opposition from the community.[2]

The cast also includes Élise Guilbault as Sister Monique, a nun who works with Marc in Montreal; Guy Nadon as Jean-Pierre Genin, a former lawyer who has fallen on hard times; and Martin Dubreuil as Sam, a military veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder;[3] as well as Bruce Dinsmore, Gilbert Sicotte, Louise Turcot, Geneviève Rochette, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Pierre Verville, Marc-André Leclerc, Victoria Barkoff, Sylvio Archambault, Cedric Keka Shako, Natalie Tannous, Denis Marchand, Normand Chouinard and Océane Kitura Bohémier-Tootoo in supporting roles.

Production

The film was written by Marie Vien, based in part on her own prior experiences volunteering for a homelessness support organization.[4]

It was shot in summer 2022 in Sainte-Luce near Rimouski.[5]

Release

It premiered in Rimouski on July 4, 2023,[6] before opening commercially on July 14.[7]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Temps d’un été, Le – Film de Louise Archambault". Films du Québec, July 8, 2023.
  2. Manon Dumais, "«Le temps d’un été»: prendre congé de la rue". Le Devoir, July 14, 2023.
  3. Constance Cazzaniga, "«Le temps d’un été»: Louise Archambault tend la main". Métro, July 13, 2023.
  4. Maxime Demers, "Dans son film «Le temps d’un été»: Louise Archambault emmène une bande de sans-abri en vacances dans le Bas-du-Fleuve". Le Journal de Montréal, July 8, 2023.
  5. Maude Parent, "Un tournage de la réalisatrice Louise Archambault à Sainte-Luce". iHeartRadio Canada, August 10, 2022.
  6. Johanne Fournier, "Première mondiale du dernier film de Louise Archambault à Rimouski". La Tribune, July 4, 2023.
  7. Silvia Galipeau, "Un été plein d’humanité". La Presse, July 14, 2023.
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