Soft Shell Man
FrenchUn crabe dans la tête
Directed byAndré Turpin
Screenplay byAndré Turpin
Produced byLuc Déry
Nicole Hilaréguy
Joseph Hillel
StarringDavid La Haye
Isabelle Blais
Emmanuel Bilodeau
CinematographyAndré Turpin
Edited bySophie Leblond
Music byRamachandra Borcar
Guy Pelletier
Production
company
Qu4tre par Quatre
Distributed byFilm Tonic
Release date
  • September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Soft Shell Man (French: Un crabe dans la tête) is a Québécois film, directed by André Turpin released in 2001.

The film was shot September to October 2000 in Aylmer, Quebec and Montreal.[1]

Synopsis

Alex, a young photographer, continually seduces. He pleases everyone, without ever having any of his own ideas, passions, or conflicts. His existence is completely empty, dependent on the need to please others. While in Montreal, he has an adventure with a journalist, Marie, who is in the company of his best friend. This friend, Sara, is deaf.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Soft Shell Man has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[2]

Accolades

Soft Shell Man was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.[3]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Genie Awards February 7, 2002 Best Motion Picture Joseph Hillel and Luc Déry Nominated [4]
Best Screenplay André Turpin Nominated
Best Actor David La Haye Nominated
Best Cinematography André Turpin Nominated
Jutra Awards February 17, 2002 Best Film Luc Déry and Joseph Hillel Won [5][6]
Best Director André Turpin Won
Best Screenplay Won
Best Actor David La Haye Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Emmanuel Bilodeau Won
Best Supporting Actress Pascale Desrochers Nominated
Best Cinematography André Turpin Won
Best Editing Sophie Leblond Won
Best Sound Gilles Corbeil, Sylvain Bellemare and Louis Gignac Nominated
Best Original Music Guy Pelletier and Ramachandra Borcar Won
Toronto Film Critics Association December 18, 2002 Best Canadian Film Runner-up [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dillon, Mark (September 3, 2001). "Un crabe dans la tete". Playback. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/un-crabe-dans-la-tete-soft-shell-man
  3. ^ "Crabe Dans La Tete joins Oscar race for Canada". Screen Daily. November 3, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Poirier, Agnes (December 12, 2001). "Atanarjuat and War Bride lead Genie race". Screen Daily. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Kelly, Brendan (2002). "'Soft Shell Man' nabs 10 Jutras noms". Variety. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  6. ^ Hays, Matthew (February 18, 2002). "Turpin's Crabe scoops up seven Jutra awards". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Past Award Winners". Toronto Film Critics Association. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

External links

Prix Iris for Best Film
Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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