Our Private Lives

Our Private Lives
FrenchNos Vies privées
Directed byDenis Côté
Written byDenis Côté
Produced byDenis Côté
Daniel Fontaine-Bégin
Rafaël Ouellet
StarringAnastassia Liutova
Пенко Господинов [bg]
CinematographyRafaël Ouellet
Edited byChristian Laurence
Music byRamponneau Paradise
Production
company
Nihilproductions
Release date
  • February 15, 2007 (2007-02-15) (RVCQ)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesBulgarian
French
English
Budget$80,000

Our Private Lives (French: Nos Vies privées) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Côté and released in 2007.[1] The film centres on the relationship between Milena (Anastassia Liutova), a Bulgarian immigrant who has lived in Montreal for a decade, and Phillip (Penko Gospodinov), a photographer from Sofia, when they meet for the first time after several months of corresponding on the Internet.[2]

Côté wrote the screenplay in French, and it was translated into Bulgarian by the actors.[3] He directed the film despite not being fluent in Bulgarian, calling it an experiment in having to rely on other cues, such as vocal tone and body language, to ensure that he was getting the performances he wanted out of the actors.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Alioff, Maurie (August 21, 2014). ""Denis Côté". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Simon, Alissa (August 13, 2007). "Our Private Lives: Lovers run amuck in the wilderness in experimental drama 'Our Private Lives'". Variety.
  3. ^ a b Laforest, Kevin (November 22, 2007). "Nos vies privées : Les amours mortes" [Our Private Lives: Dead Loves]. Voir (in French). Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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