Juniper Tree (French: Le Piège d'Issoudun) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 2003.[1] Based in part on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale The Juniper Tree,[2] the film stars Sylvie Drapeau as Esther, a depressed woman interacting with police officer Laurier (Frédérick De Grandpré) after failing in an attempt to kill herself and her children.[1]

Drapeau received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Jutra Awards.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Piège d’Issoudun, Le – Film de Micheline Lanctôt". Films du Québec, March 20, 2009.
  2. ^ Greenhill, Pauline (2014) "'Le piège d’Issoudun': Motherhood in Crisis". Narrative Culture, Vol. 1, Iss. 1 (2014).
  3. ^ John Griffin, "Grande seduction tops Jutra nods". Montreal Gazette, January 22, 2004.


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