Mon amie Max

Summary Catherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from childhood, Marie-Alexandrine (Max), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were Québec's most promising young pianists in the mid-1960's when the adventurous Max gets pregnant. She wants to keep the child, but her mother forces her to give him up for adoption; afterwards, Max leaves Québec and music. Now, years later, she returns, obsessed with finding her son. She locates the adoption records, and social services contacts her son to ask if he wants to see her. He refuses, but she keeps trying. Is a relationship with him possible? And what about her musical talent? View more details

Mon amie Max

Directed : Michel Brault

Written : Guy Fournier Jefferson Lewis

Stars : Marthe Keller Geneviève Bujold Marie Guillard Johanne McKay

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Sep 27, 1994

Countries of origin : Canada France

Official sites : (Site de la base de donnees de l'Office National du Film du Canada)

Language : French

Production companies : National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Les Productions Lazennec Les Productions du Verseau

Summary Catherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from childhood, Marie-Alexandrine (Max), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were Québec's most promising young pianists in the mid-1960's when the adventurous Max gets pregnant. She wants to keep the child, but her mother forces her to give him up for adoption; afterwards, Max leaves Québec and music. Now, years later, she returns, obsessed with finding her son. She locates the adoption records, and social services contacts her son to ask if he wants to see her. He refuses, but she keeps trying. Is a relationship with him possible? And what about her musical talent? View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Sep 27, 1994

Countries of origin : Canada France

Official sites : (Site de la base de donnees de l'Office National du Film du Canada)

Language : French

Production companies : National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Les Productions Lazennec Les Productions du Verseau

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