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Sonatine (1984 film)

Sonatine is a 1984 Canadian drama film written and directed by Micheline Lanctôt. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast
Marcia Pilote as Louisette • Yves Jacques as The Subway Station Janitor • Pierre GiardPierre Fauteux as Fernand • Kliment Dentchev as Bulgarian seaman • Pascale Bussières as Chantal ==Awards==
Awards
The film received five Genie Award nominations at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985, for Best Director (Lanctôt), Best Actress (Bussières), Best Screenplay (Lanctôt), Best Costume Design (Hélène Schneider), Best Original Score (François Lanctôt). Micheline Lanctôt won the award for Best Director. The film won the now-defunct Silver Lion for Best First Film (1983-1987) at the 41st Venice International Film Festival. ==See also==
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