Young Juliette

Young Juliette
Film poster
FrenchJeune Juliette
Directed byAnne Émond
Written byAnne Émond
Produced bySylvain Corbeil
StarringAlexane Jamieson
Léanne Désilets
Myriam Leblanc
Robin Aubert
Antoine DesRochers
CinematographyOlivier Gossot
Edited byAlexandre Leblanc
Music byVincent Roberge
Production
company
Metafilms
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release dates
  • August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07) (Théâtre Outremont)
  • August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09) (Quebec)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
BudgetC$2.8 million

Young Juliette (French: Jeune Juliette) is a 2019 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Anne Émond. A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film, it stars Alexane Jamieson in the title role. The film premiered in Quebec in August 2019, received Canadian Screen Award and Prix Iris nominations, and won awards at comedy film festivals in Liège and Muret.

Synopsis

Juliette is a 14-year-old full-figured high school student who is bullied, but does not see herself as a victim and often answers back with humour. In the final weeks before summer vacation, she navigates school, family life, a crush on Liam, her older brother’s best friend, and her time babysitting Arnaud, a younger boy on the spectrum.[1][2]

Cast

The cast includes:[3][4]

  • Alexane Jamieson as Juliette
  • Léanne Désilets as Léane
  • Robin Aubert as Bernard, Juliette's father
  • Gabriel Beaudet as Arnaud
  • Antoine Desrochers as Liam
  • Christophe Levac as Pierre-Luc, Juliette's brother
  • Stéphane Crête as Mr. Bernier, a teacher
  • Tatiana Zinga Botao as Malaika, Bernard's girlfriend
  • Karl Farah as Serge, the gym teacher
  • Myriam Leblanc as Maude
  • Nicolas Fontaine as the bully

Production

The film was written and directed by Anne Émond as her fourth feature film.[3] Émond described it as semi-autobiographical and inspired by her adolescence, but said she chose to make the story as a comedy rather than a drama.[1] It was produced by Metafilms. Filming took place in Montreal and the surrounding area from August 16 to September 27, 2018. The film had an approximate budget of C$2.8 million.[3]

Release

The film premiered at Théâtre Outremont on August 7, 2019, before opening theatrically on 23 screens in Quebec on August 9, 2019. It was later released in France on December 11, 2019 on around 50 screens through distributor Ligne 7.[3]

Reception

Critical response

Writing for the Montreal Gazette, T’Cha Dunlevy called the film a "rousing comedy" and wrote that Alexane Jamieson "is a revelation" in the lead role. He also described the film as a "colourful, kooky and cool" coming-of-age comedy.[1]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s).
Festival International du Film de Comédie de Liège 2019 Acting Award Alexane Jamieson Won [3]
Jury Prize Young Juliette Won
Festival du film de Muret 2019 Acting Award Alexane Jamieson Won
Canadian Screen Awards May 28, 2020 Best Original Screenplay Anne Émond Nominated [5]
Prix Iris June 10, 2020 Best Film Sylvain Corbeil Nominated [6]
Best Actor Robin Aubert Nominated
Best Screenplay Anne Émond Nominated
Best Art Direction Sylvain Lemaitre Nominated
Revelation of the Year Alexane Jamieson Nominated
Best Casting Nathalie Boutrie Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dunlevy, T'cha (August 9, 2019). "Jeune Juliette a different kind of Quebec coming-of-age comedy". Montreal Gazette.
  2. ↑ Lussier, Marc-André (August 9, 2019). "Jeune Juliette: inattendu et remarquable". La Presse.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Ramond, Charles-Henri (3 August 2019). "Jeune Juliette – Film d'Anne Émond". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Moreault, Éric (August 9, 2019). "Jeune Juliette: La vie ne vire pas toujours au drame". Le Soleil.
  5. ↑ "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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