The Woman Who Drinks
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Cast
Élise Guilbault Luc Picard Michel Forget Fanny Mallette Laurent Lacoursière Gilles Renaud
Credits
Written by: 
Bernard Émond
Plot
On the eve of her final moments, a woman recalls her alcoholic past. She revisits her entire youth, including a binge that, at 46, cost her everything she had: "Loneliness and aging are themes that impose themselves on me, in one form or another.
Sinekatalog’s take
A sober Quebec drama in which a dying woman looks back on a life undone by alcohol and loneliness. Quiet, unsparing and humane, it favours reflection over spectacle, for patient fans of character studies.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Canadian Screen Awards (Genie) 2001: Best Actress (Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress) — Élise Guilbault
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (200 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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