Karmina (film)

Karmina
Directed by	Gabriel Pelletier
Produced by	Nicole Robert Luc Vandal
Written by	Ann Burke Yves Pelletier Andrée Pelletier Gabriel Pelletier
Starring	Isabelle Cyr Robert Brouillette Yves Pelletier France Castel Gildor Roy
Music by	Patrick Bourgeois
Cinematography	Eric Cayla
Edited by	Gaétan Huot
Production company	Lux Films
Distributed by	Ciné 360
Release dates	November 1, 1996
Running time	110 min.
Country	Canada
Language	French

Karmina is a Canadian comedy horror film from Quebec, released in 1996.

The film stars Isabelle Cyr as Karmina, a vampire from Transylvania who runs away to live with her aunt Esméralda (France Castel) in Quebec to escape an arranged marriage to Vlad (Yves Pelletier). Vampires living in North America have access to a magic potion which enables them to keep their vampire natures in check so that they can live in harmony with humans, and Karmina begins a relationship with Philippe (Robert Brouillette), a church organist. However, Vlad and Karmina's parents (Raymond Cloutier and Sylvie Potvin) soon show up to retrieve her.

A sequel film, Karmina 2: L'Enfer de Chabot, was released in 2001.

The film won two Genie Awards at the 18th Genie Awards, for Best Art Direction/Production Design and Best Costume Design, as well as a special award for Best Make-Up (which is not a regular Genie Award category.) It was also nominated, but did not win, in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actress (Isabelle Cyr), Best Supporting Actress (France Castel), Best Director (Gabriel Pelletier), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Overall Sound (Jo Caron) and Best Sound Editing.

External links

• Karmina at IMDb