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2009 Canadian film
Danse Macabre is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2009.[1] The film portrays the "dance" of a dead body twitching and writhing as it is drained of fluids in preparation for its embalming.[1]
The corpse was portrayed by dancer Anne Bruce Falconer.[1]
The film won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[3] It won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards,[4]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
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