Meetings with a Young Poet

2013 Canadian film
  • November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)
Running time
85 minutesCountryCanadaLanguagesEnglish
French
Italian
German

Meetings with a Young Poet is a Canadian film that premiered at the 2013 International Film Festival of India. It was directed by Rudy Barichello and stars Stephen McHattie, Vincent Hoss-Desmarais and Maria de Medeiros.[1][2][3]

The film explores the life and works of Irish playwright, poet and author Samuel Beckett, through his discussions with a depressed young poet from Montreal, Quebec.[4]

Awards

Award Year Category Work Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 2015 Best Cinematography Michel La Veaux Nominated [5]
Best Overall Sound Daniel Bisson, Gilles Corbeil, Bernard Gariépy Strobl Nominated
Best Sound Editing Raymond Legault, Simon Meilleur, Martin Pinsonnault, Claire Pochon Nominated
Best Original Score Patrice Dubuc, Gaëtan Gravel Nominated
Best Make-Up Colleen Quinton Nominated

References

  1. ^ Howell, Peter. "Meetings With a Young Poet fails to rhyme: Review". Toronto Star, 18 April 2013.
  2. ^ Kelly, Brendan. "Review: Meetings With a Young Poet". Montreal Gazette, 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ Duchesne, André. "Meetings With A Young Poet : Beckett, côté givré". La Presse. 3 April 2014
  4. ^ Reardon, Kiva. "Meetings With a Young Poet: Almost Beckettian (if you ignore the wigs)". The Globe and Mail, 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ Ryan Lattanzio, "Canadian Academy Awards Nominate ‘Mommy,’ ‘Maps to the Stars’". IndieWire, January 13, 2015.

External links

  • Meetings with a Young Poet at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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