Cast
Geneviève Bujold
as Marie-Alexandrine Brabant
Marthe Keller
as Catherine Mercier
Johanne McKay
as Marie-Alexandrine (adolescente)
Marie Guillard
as Catherine (adolescente)
Michel Rivard
as Denis Lajeunesse
Rita Lafontaine
as Madame Brabant
Véronique Le Flaguais
as Mme Michaud
Jean-Louis Roux
as Père Berube
Patrice Bissonnette
as Michel Simard
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1994
Runtime1h 46m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes7
DirectorMichel Brault
WritersGuy Fournier, Jefferson Lewis
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMon amie Max
About Mon amie Max
Catherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from childhood, Marie-Alexandrine (Max), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were Québec's most promising young pianists in the mid-1960's when the adventurous Max gets pregnant. She wants to keep the child, but her mother forces her to give him up for adoption; afterwards, Max leaves Québec and music. Now, years later, she returns, obsessed with finding her son. She locates the adoption records, and social services contacts her son to ask if he wants to see her. He refuses, but she keeps trying. Is a relationship with him possible? And what about her musical talent?
Directed by Michel Brault, Mon amie Max leans on a strong ensemble — Geneviève Bujold, Marthe Keller, Johanne McKay — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1994.
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