The Novena (2005)
8/10
A sober story about faith, friendship and gratitude.
30 January 2024
I enjoyed very much this story about Jeanne and François: a story with quite short dialogues but with a great intensity.

On one side we see François who lives with his grandmother who is ill (her heart is weak)and François goes to the church and dedicates a novena to Saint Anne for the health his grand mother.

On the other side we see Jeanne, a physician who has has lost her, is a caring woman but is suffering from a great depression.

Then at the shores of river Jeanne, quite desperate, is looking at the river. François arrives with in his pickup,is eating a sandwich and is looking at the strange lonely woman. He decided to talk with her and toprotect her against the cold, later he buys for him and for her a meal:only some words betweeen them. Little by little François will meet again Jeanne at the shores of the river and will care for her.

A sober and touching story about the faith, about the respect and finally about the gratitude.

I enjoyed the performances of Elise Guilbault, Patrick Drolet, Claude Binet, Lise Castonguay, Pierre Colin,Stéphane Demers, Denise Gagnon and Paul Hébert.
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