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The Revolving Doors

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The Revolving Doors
FrenchLes Portes tournantes
Directed byFrancis Mankiewicz
Written byFrancis Mankiewicz
Jacques Savoie
Based onLes Portes tournantes by Jacques Savoie
Produced byRené Malo
Francyne Morin
StarringMonique Spaziani
Gabriel Arcand
Miou-Miou
CinematographyThomas Vámos
Edited byAndré Corriveau
Music byFrançois Dompierre
Production
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Distributed bySeville Pictures
Release date
  • 13 July 1988 (1988-07-13)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesCanada
France
LanguageFrench

The Revolving Doors (French: Les Portes tournantes) is a 1988 Canadian-French French-language drama film directed by Francis Mankiewicz. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]

Synopsis

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Céleste (Monique Spaziani), a jazz pianist, has reached the twilight of her years. Alone in her New York apartment, she looks back on her life and decides to record it all in a diary that she sends to her estranged son, Blaudelle (Gabriel Arcand). The arrival of the diary disrupts Blaudelle's life, although his son, Antoine (François Méthé), is intrigued, and it is through his eyes that Céleste's life is revealed.

Cast

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Reception

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Box office

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The film was seen by less than 10,000 people in France.[2]

Awards and nominations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ^ Marshall 2001, p. 89.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Les Portes tournantes". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-30.

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