The Seat of the Soul | |
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French | Le siège de l'âme |
Directed by | Olivier Asselin |
Written by | Olivier Asselin |
Produced by | Arlette Dion Denise Robert |
Starring |
Emmanuel Bilodeau Lucille Fluet Rémy Girard |
Cinematography | Daniel Jobin |
Edited by | Richard Comeau |
Music by | François Dompierre |
Production company | Cinémaginaire |
Distributed by | Malofilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The Seat of the Soul ( French: Le siège de l'âme) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Olivier Asselin and released in 1997. [1] The film stars Emmanuel Bilodeau as Jules, a scientist in the late 19th century who sets out to prove the existence of the human soul after finding a mummy with its heart still beating. [2]
The cast also includes Lucille Fluet as Sophie, a suicidal young woman with whom Jules falls in love, and Rémy Girard as a detective.
The film premiered in theatres in Quebec on September 1, 1997, [1] and was screened at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 18th Genie Awards in 1998, for Best Overall Sound ( Hans Peter Strobl, Daniel Bisson, Jo Caron and Marcel Chouinard) and Best Sound Editing (Myriam Poirier, Mathieu Beaudin, Jérôme Décarie and Jacques Plante). [4]