A Scream from Silence

A Scream from Silence
Film poster
Directed by	Anne Claire Poirier
Produced by	Jacques Gagné Anne Claire Poirier
Written by	Anne Claire Poirier Marthe Blackburn
Starring	Julie Vincent
Music by	Maurice Blackburn
Cinematography	Michel Brault
Edited by	André Corriveau
Distributed by	NFB
Release dates	May 18, 1979 (1979-05-18)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

A Scream from Silence (French: Mourir à tue-tête) is a 1979 Canadian drama film directed by Anne Claire Poirier. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

A young nurse named Suzanne is kidnapped, assaulted and brutally raped in the back of a truck by a woman-hating stranger. The nurse's rape and the aftermath are part of a film which a director and her editor are working on. From time to time they pause the film to discuss their intentions and reactions to the film they are making. Mixed in with the story is documentary footage of the stories of other women who have been raped around the world.

Cast

• Julie Vincent as Suzanne
• Germain Houde as Le violeur
• Paul Savoie as Philippe
• Monique Miller as La réalisatrice
• Micheline Lanctôt as La monteuse
• Luce Guilbeault as Une cliente
• Christiane Raymond as La disciple
• Louise Portal as La comédienne
• Muriel Dutil as L'epouse (as Murielle Dutil)
• Julie Morand as La secrétaire
• Pierre Gobeil as Le policier
• Jean-Pierre Masson as Voice
• Michèle Mercure as La soeur de Philippe
• Léo Munger as Une violée
• André Pagé as Le gynécologue

See also

• List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• A Scream from Silence at IMDb