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Mario is a 1984 Quebec drama film, set in the Magdalen Islands, directed by Jean Beaudin and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.




Plot


Mario (Petermann) is a 10-year-old mute autistic boy. He has an 18-year-old brother named Simon (Reddy), whom he admires greatly. One day, Simon becomes involved with a woman and, as a result, their relationship becomes strained. Mario finds himself without his brother and his parents who are always watching over their island during the tourist season.




Cast






Production


The film, based on Claude Jasmin's La Sablière, went overbudget.




Recognition


1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography – Won (Pierre Mignot)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Overall Sound – Won (Bruce Nyznik, Richard Besse, Hans Peter Strobl)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score – Won (François Dompierre)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design – Nominated (Denis Boucher)
1985 Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing – Nominated (David Evans, Wayne Griffin)
1985 Genie Award for Best Motion Picture – Nominated (Jean Beaudin, Hélène Verrier)
1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Nominated (Xavier Petermann)




See also


List of autistic fictional characters




References






Works cited


Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.




External links


Mario at IMDb
Mario at AllMovie

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