La Ronde is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Sophie Goyette and released in 2011.Sonia Sarfati, "Entrez dans sa Ronde...". La Presse, August 8, 2011. The film stars Éliane Préfontaine and Hubert Lemire as Ariane and Alexandre, twin siblings who are experiencing very different reactions to their father's impending death: Alexandre feels the need to stay close to their father, while Ariane feels the need to leave.
The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival on August 6, 2011, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival."TIFF 2011 short films: A complete list". The Globe and Mail, August 19, 2011.
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011,"The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011. and was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 32nd Genie Awards.Brian D. Johnson, "Quebec and Croneberg (sic) lead Genies". Maclean's, January 17, 2012.
Goyette's feature film debut, Still Night, Still Light (Mes nuits feront écho), starred Préfontaine in a thematically similar story about a different character.Manon Dumais, "«Mes nuits feront écho»: rêver mieux". Le Devoir, January 9, 2017.
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