Mario (1984 film)

Mario
Directed by	Jean Beaudin
Written by	Jean Beaudin Arlette Dion Jacques Paris
Based on	La Sablière by Claude Jasmin
Produced by	Jean Beaudin Jacques Bobet Hélène Verrier
Starring	Xavier Petermann Francis Reddy Nathalie Chalifour Jacques Godin
Cinematography	Pierre Mignot Thomas Vámos
Edited by	Werner Nold
Music by	François Dompierre
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Distributed by	Cinema International Canada
Release date	August 22, 1984 (1984-08-22)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Budget	$ 2,000,000 (estimated)

Mario is a 1984 Quebec drama film, set in the Magdalen Islands, directed by Jean Beaudin and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.^[1]

Plot

Mario (Petermann) is a 10-year-old mute autistic boy. He has an 18-year-old brother named Simon (Reddy), whom he admires greatly. One day, Simon becomes involved with a woman and, as a result, their relationship becomes strained. Mario finds himself without his brother and his parents who are always watching over their island during the tourist season.

Cast

• Xavier Petermann as Mario (as Xavier Norman Petermann)
• Francis Reddy as Simon
• Nathalie Chalifour as Hélène
• Jacques Godin as father
• Muriel Dutil as mother
• Claire Pimparé as social worker
• Christian Breton as receptionist
• Marcel Sabourin as therapist

Production

The film, based on Claude Jasmin's La Sablière, went overbudget.^[2]

Recognition

• 1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography – Won (Pierre Mignot)
• 1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound – Won (Bruce Nyznik, Richard Besse, Hans Peter Strobl)
• 1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score – Won (François Dompierre)
• 1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design – Nominated (Denis Boucher)
• 1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing – Nominated (David Evans, Wayne Griffin)
• 1985 Genie Award for Best Motion Picture – Nominated (Jean Beaudin, Hélène Verrier)
• 1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Nominated (Xavier Petermann)

See also

• List of autistic fictional characters

References

1. "Mario". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
2. Evans 1991, p. 308.

Works cited

• Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.

External links

• Mario at IMDb