Pandora's Beauty (2000)
May 26, 2000Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Pascale Bussières
Pandore
Jean-François Casabonne
Vincent Taviani
Maude Guérin
Ariane
Gary Boudreault
Bruno
James Hyndman
Xavier
Pascale Montpetit
Annie Dufresne
Diane Lavallée
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Release DateMay 26, 2000
Original NameLa beauté de Pandore
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
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Pandora's Beauty (French: La Beauté de Pandore) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Charles Binamé and released in 2000. The film stars Jean-François Casabonne as Vincent, a man whose unhappy marriage to Ariane (Maude Guérin) leads him to have an extramarital affair with Pandora (Pascale Bussières), only to witness his life falling apart after Pandora reveals that she is HIV-positive.The cast also includes Annie Dufresne, Pascale Montpetit, Annick Bergeron, Diane Lavallée and James Hyndman.
The film was shot in 1999 in and around Montreal, Quebec, with a small amount of location filming at Lake Powell in Arizona. It premiered on February 17, 2000 at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.Bergeron received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 21st Genie Awards. The film received two Prix Jutra nominations at the 3rd Jutra Awards, for Best Supporting Actress (Guérin) and Best Original Music (Ned Bouhalassa, François Bruneau and Jean-Marc Pisapia).