| Miss Boots | |
|---|---|
| French | Mlle Bottine |
| Directed by | Yan Lanouette Turgeon |
| Written by | Dominic James |
| Based on | Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine) |
| Produced by | Antonello Cozzolino Dominic James Brigitte Léveillé |
| Starring | Antoine Bertrand Marguerite Laurence Marilyn Castonguay |
| Cinematography | Marie Davignon |
| Edited by | Carina Baccanale |
| Music by | Ramachandra Borcar |
Production companies | Les Productions La Fête Attraction Images |
| Distributed by | Immina Films |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Quebec French |
Miss Boots (French:Mlle Bottine) is a Canadian children's comedy film, directed byYan Lanouette Turgeon and released in 2024.[1] A modernized remake of the 1986 filmBach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine), the film starsAntoine Bertrand as Philippe, an opera composer who is entrusted with the care of his young niece Simone (Marguerite Laurence) after the death of her parents, and is shaken out of his cripplingsocial anxiety by the need to take care of Simone and her petskunk Bottine.[2]
The cast also includesMarilyn Castonguay,Mani Soleymanlou, Mateo Laurent Membreño Daigle,Benoît Gouin, François Chénier,Ellen David, Jean-François Provençal, Myriam Fournier, Louise Turcot andDino Tavarone.
The film did not precisely replicate the original film's screenplay, instead introducing new elements such as Philippe's struggle with anxiety replacing Jean-Claude's simple negligence in the original, and other efforts to present more fully rounded adult characters.[3]
The film was shot inMontreal in fall 2023.[4]
It premiered at the Schlingel International Children's Film Festival in September 2024.[5] It subsequently had a gala screening on November 18, 2024, at Montreal'sThéâtre Maisonneuve,[6] before opening commercially on November 29.[3]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlingel International Children's Film Festival | 2024 | Club of Festivals Children Jury Prize | Miss Boots | Won | [7] |
| Best Children's Performance | Marguerite Laurence | Won | |||
| Quebec Cinema Awards | 2025 | Best Film | Antonello Cozzolino,Brigitte Léveillé,Dominic James | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Actor | Antoine Bertrand | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Marguerite Laurence | Nominated | |||
| Revelation of the Year | Won | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Sharon Scott | Nominated | |||
| Prix Michel-Côté | Antonello Cozzolino, Brigitte Léveillé, Dominic James,Patrick Roy,Yan Lanouette Turgeon | Nominated |