The Little Varius

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The Little Varius
Le P'tit Varius
Directed by Alain Jacques
Produced by André Théberge
André Véronneau
Written by Alain Jacques
Starring Samuel Robichaud
Paul Buissonneau
Pierre Mailloux
Music by Bernard Duplessis
Normand Lefebvre
Cinematography Jérôme Sabourin
Edited by André Corriveau
Production
company
Productions Magellan
Release dates
2000
Running time
9 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

Le P'tit Varius is a Canadian short film, directed by Alain Jacques and released in 2000.[1] The film centres on a bakery where young musician Mihai (Samuel Robichaud) has accidentally left his violin, leaving the owner (Paul Buissonneau) facing an ethical dilemma as he decides whether to return it to the musician or sell it to a wealthy businessman (Pierre Mailloux) who has offered a substantial amount of money for it.[2]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 21st Genie Awards.[3]

References

  1. "Winning shorts hit film fest". Toronto Star, June 6, 2001.
  2. "Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films: Program 1". The Desert Sun, August 3, 2001.
  3. Michael Posner, "It's a Maelstrom at the Genie awards". The Globe and Mail, January 30, 2001.

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