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Black List (French: Liste noire) is a 1995 Canadian thriller film. It was directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (in his feature directorial debut), written by Sylvain Guy and produced by Marcel Giroux. Black List stars Michel Côté, Geneviève Brouillette, Sylvie Bourque, André Champagne and Aubert Pallascio.

Plot

Following the trial of a judge who was found with prostitute Gabrielle Angers (Geneviève Brouillette), Gabrielle gives a list of her clients to a new judge, Jacques Savard (Michel Côté), which contains the names of some very influential judges and politicians. Dead bodies and death threats follow. Jacques' own life seems to be in danger.

Release

The film earned $1 million during its theatrical run in Quebec and $800,000 in the United States.

Reception

Black List was the highest-grossing film in Quebec in 1995. It received nine nominations at the 16th Genie Awards, which were held on January 14, 1996.

Guy subsequently wrote and directed The List, an English-language remake of Black List which was released in 2000.

Accolades

References

1. Marshall 2001, p. 186.
2. "Jean-Marc Vallée" (in French). Télé-Québec. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
3. "Liste noire". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
4. Matthew Hays, "English remake casts stars: Quebec screenwriter directs new version". The Globe and Mail, July 30, 1999.

Works cited

• Turner, D. John, ed. (1987). Canadian Feature Film Index: 1913-1985. Canadian Film Institute. ISBN 0660533642.
• Marshall, Bill (2001). Quebec National Cinema. McGill–Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-2103-8.

External links

• Black List at IMDb
• Black List at Rotten Tomatoes
• Black List at the TCM Movie Database

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