Marie in the City (French: Marie s'en va-t-en ville) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marquise Lepage and released in 1987.[1] The film stars Frédérique Collin as Sarah, a prostitute in Montreal who befriends Marie (Geneviève Lenoir), a runaway teenager.[2]

Marie in the City
FrenchMarie s'en va-t-en ville
Directed byMarquise Lepage
Written byMarquise Lepage
Produced byFrançois Bouvier
StarringFrédérique Collin
Geneviève Lenoir
CinematographyDaniel Jobin
Edited byYves Chaput
Music byMichel Rivard
Production
company
Les Productions du lundi matin
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988: Best Actress (Collin), Best Director (Lepage), Best Art Direction or Production Design (François Séguin) and Best Costume Design (Nicole Pelletier).[3]

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  1. ^ "Onslaught of Canadian films heads for Hollywood, Paris". Montreal Gazette, November 5, 1987.
  2. ^ "Marie proves to be just another hooker with a heart of gold". Toronto Star, August 26, 1988.
  3. ^ "Un Zoo tops Genie list; Quebec film nominated for record 14 awards". Montreal Gazette, February 17, 1988.
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