Danse Macabre (2009 film) - Misplaced Pages

2009 Canadian film

Danse Macabre
Directed by	Pedro Pires
Produced by	Pedro Pires Catherine Chagnon
Starring	Anne Bruce Falconer
Cinematography	Pedro Pires
Edited by	Pedro Pires
Release date	April 4, 2009 (2009-04-04) (Lyon L'Étrange)
Running time	9 minutes
Country	Canada

Danse Macabre is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2009. The film portrays the "dance" of a dead body twitching and writhing as it is drained of fluids in preparation for its embalming.

The corpse was portrayed by dancer Anne Bruce Falconer.

The film won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list. It won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards,

References

^ "Event starts moving, and so does the body; Danse macabre is highlight of shorts". Montreal Gazette, October 8, 2009.
"It's a wrap for TIFF; Film 'Precious' nabs audience prize at festival, stoking Oscar predictions". Telegraph-Journal, September 21, 2009.
"Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". Waterloo Region Record, December 26, 2009.
"Bold Canadian shorts pack big punch". Toronto Star, September 9, 2011.

External links

Danse Macabre at IMDb

v t e Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short and Best Theatrical Short
Theatrical Short (1949–1996)	Who Will Teach Your Child? (1949) North Shore (1950) After Prison, What? (1951) Opera School (1952) L'Homme aux oiseaux (1953) Farewell Oak Street (1954) High Tide in Newfoundland (1955) Gold (1956) The Sceptre and the Mace (1958) Money Minters, The Quest and The Tall Country (1959) Royal River (1960) Universe (1961) Morning on the Lièvre (1962) Nahanni (1963) Anniversary (1964) Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle or Mutilate and Ça n'est pas le temps des romans (1968) Vertige and At Home (1969) A Matter of Fat and Blake (1970) Don't Knock the Ox (1971) This Is a Photograph (1972) Goodbye Sousa (1973) Along These Lines (1975) Cooperage (1976) Spartree (1977) L'Affaire Bronswik (1978) Nails (1980) The Strongest Man in the World (1981) Zea (1982) Elvis Gratton (1983) Ted Baryluk's Grocery (1984) Charade (1985) George and Rosemary (1988) Saeed (1991) Arrowhead (1994) Les fleurs magiques (1995) The Home for Blind Women (1996)
Live Action Short (1986–present)	The Edit (1986) I Need a Man Like You to Make My Dreams Come True (1987) The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada (1989) In Search of the Last Good Man (1990) Battle of the Bulge (1992) The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore (1993) The Hangman's Bride (1997) When Ponds Freeze Over (1998) Moving Day (1999) Le P'tit Varius (2000) The Heart of the World (2001) I Shout Love (2002) Noël Blank (2003) Capacité 11 personnes (2004) Milo 55160 (2005) Le rouge au sol (2006) Après tout (2007) Next Floor (2008) Danse Macabre (2009) Savage (2010) Doubles with Slight Pepper (2011) Throat Song (2012) Noah (2013) Hole (2014) She Stoops to Conquer (2015) Mutants (2016) Fluffy (2017) Fauve (2018) Pick (2019) Black Bodies (2020) Girls Shouldn't Walk Alone at Night (2021) Simo (2022) Motherland (2023)
Animated Short (1968–present)	Un enfant...un pays (1968) Walking (1969) To See or Not to See (1970) Evolution (1971) Dans la vie... (1972) The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973) The Owl Who Married a Goose (1975) The Street (1976) Spinnolio (1977) Afterlife (1978) Every Child (1980) The Big Snit (1986) Get a Job (1987) The Cat Came Back (1989) Juke-Bar (1990) Strings (1992) Pearl's Diner (1993) La vieille dame et les pigeons (1997) Bingo (1998) When the Day Breaks (1999) Village of Idiots (2000) The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg (2001) The Hungry Squid (2002) Falling in Love Again (2003) Ryan (2004) cNote (2005) The Danish Poet (2006) Madame Tutli-Putli (2007) Isabelle au bois dormant (2008) Runaway (2009) Lipsett Diaries (2010) Romance (2011) Paula (2012) Subconscious Password (2013) Me and My Moulton (2014) The Ballad of Immortal Joe (2015) Blind Vaysha (2016) The Tesla World Light (2017) Animal Behaviour (2018) Giant Bear (2019) Hot Flash (2020) Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice (2021) The Flying Sailor (2022) Where Rabbits Come From (2023)
These two films were given honorable mentions rather than officially winning the award, but are included here as no other winner was named above them.

v t e Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film
Magical Words (1999) Atomic Saké (2000) Inséparables (2001) Remembrance (2002) Hit and Run (2003) Mammouth (2004) Papa (2005) The White Chapel (2006) The Dead Water (2007) Our Jail Is a Kingdom (2008) Next Floor (2009) Danse Macabre (2010) Opening Up (2011) Trotteur (2012) Where I Am (2013) An Extraordinary Person (2014) Life's a Bitch (2015) Maurice (2016) Mutants (2017) Pre-Drink (2018) Brotherhood (2019) Just Me and You (2020) Foam (2021) Like the Ones I Used to Know (2022) Invincible (2023) Summer of 2000 (2024)

Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film

Magical Words (1999)
Atomic Saké (2000)
Inséparables (2001)
Remembrance (2002)
Hit and Run (2003)
Mammouth (2004)
Papa (2005)
The White Chapel (2006)
The Dead Water (2007)
Our Jail Is a Kingdom (2008)
Next Floor (2009)
Danse Macabre (2010)
Opening Up (2011)
Trotteur (2012)
Where I Am (2013)
An Extraordinary Person (2014)
Life's a Bitch (2015)
Maurice (2016)
Mutants (2017)
Pre-Drink (2018)
Brotherhood (2019)
Just Me and You (2020)
Foam (2021)
Like the Ones I Used to Know (2022)
Invincible (2023)
Summer of 2000 (2024)

v t e Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film
Stealing Images (1989) Shaggie: Letters from Prison (1990) The Making of Monsters (1991) Letters of Transit (1992) Save My Lost Nigga Soul (1993) Frank's Cock (1994) Reconstruction (1995) Letters from Home (1996) Cotton Candy (1997) When Ponds Freeze Over (1998) Discharge (1999) The Hat (2000) FILM(dzama) (2001) Blue Skies (2002) Aspiration (2003) Man. Feel. Pain. (2004) Big Girl (2005) The Days (2006) Pool (2007) Block B (2008) Danse Macabre (2009) Little Flowers (2010) Doubles with Slight Pepper (2011) Keep a Modest Head (2012) Noah (2013) The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (2014) Overpass (2015) Mutants (2016) Pre-Drink (2017) Brotherhood (2018) Delphine (2019) Benjamin, Benny, Ben (2020) Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice (2021) Simo (2022) Motherland (2023) Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? (2024)

Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film

Stealing Images (1989)
Shaggie: Letters from Prison (1990)
The Making of Monsters (1991)
Letters of Transit (1992)
Save My Lost Nigga Soul (1993)
Frank's Cock (1994)
Reconstruction (1995)
Letters from Home (1996)
Cotton Candy (1997)
When Ponds Freeze Over (1998)
Discharge (1999)
The Hat (2000)
FILM(dzama) (2001)
Blue Skies (2002)
Aspiration (2003)
Man. Feel. Pain. (2004)
Big Girl (2005)
The Days (2006)
Pool (2007)
Block B (2008)
Danse Macabre (2009)
Little Flowers (2010)
Doubles with Slight Pepper (2011)
Keep a Modest Head (2012)
Noah (2013)
The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (2014)
Overpass (2015)
Mutants (2016)
Pre-Drink (2017)
Brotherhood (2018)
Delphine (2019)
Benjamin, Benny, Ben (2020)
Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice (2021)
Simo (2022)
Motherland (2023)
Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail? (2024)

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