The Passion of Augustine

The Passion of Augustine (2015)

La Passion d'Augustine

The nuns of a musical convent work hard in order to prevent the religious school from closing.

Date of release
2015-03-20
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Léa Pool

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Valois du public

The Passion of Augustine is a 2015 Canadian drama film from Quebec directed by Léa Pool and written by Pool and Marie Vien. It stars Céline Bonnier as the head of a rural Quebec convent music school threatened by 1960s educational reforms. The film won six Quebec Cinema Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Pool and Best Actress for Bonnier, and received two Canadian Screen Award nominations.

Production

The screenplay was written by Marie Vien and Léa Pool, based on an original idea by Vien. Produced by Lyla Films, the film had an approximate budget of C$4.7 million and was shot over 30 days in March, April and May 2014.

For the student roles, Léa Pool cast young musicians rather than actresses because she wanted authenticity in the musical scenes.

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