Danse Macabre (2009 film)

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Danse Macabre
Directed byPedro Pires
Produced byPedro Pires
Catherine Chagnon
StarringAnne Bruce Falconer
CinematographyPedro Pires
Edited byPedro Pires
Release date
April 4, 2009 (Lyon L'Étrange)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryCanada

Danse Macabre is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2009.[1] The film portrays the "dance" of a dead body twitching and writhing as it is drained of fluids in preparation for its embalming.[1]

The corpse was portrayed by dancer Anne Bruce Falconer.[1]

The film won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[3] It won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards,[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Event starts moving, and so does the body; Danse macabre is highlight of shorts". Montreal Gazette, October 8, 2009.
  2. ^ "It's a wrap for TIFF; Film 'Precious' nabs audience prize at festival, stoking Oscar predictions". Telegraph-Journal, September 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". Waterloo Region Record, December 26, 2009.
  4. ^ "Bold Canadian shorts pack big punch". Toronto Star, September 9, 2011.

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