The Girl in the White Coat

The Girl in the White Coat
The Girl in the White Coat
Directed by	Darrell Wasyk
Screenplay by	Darrell Wasyk
Based on	The Overcoat; by Nikolai Gogol
Produced by	Michel Ouellette; Darrell Wasyk
Starring	Pascale Montpetit
Cinematography	Jean-François Lord
Edited by	Valeria Petit (colourist)
Music by	Cory Rizos
Production; companies	Ciné Qua Non Media; Oculus.ca Inc.
Distributed by	Domino Film & Television International
Release date	October 15, 2011 (Montreal);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English, French

The Girl in the White Coat is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed and written by Darrell Wasyk, based on the short story "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Elise, a factory worker who lives in isolation and is tormented by her co-workers, decides that despite her lack of money, she must get her coat fixed. A case of mistaken identity pulls her into events she had not intended.

Cast[edit]

Steven Bettez as Security Guard
Christian Grenier as Andy
Joey Klein as Sterling
Roc LaFortune as Mr. Rossi
Louise Marleau as Mrs. Prouve
Monique Mercure as Mrs. Valinsky
Pascale Montpetit as Elise
Neil Napier as Spike
Julien Poulin as Elise's Father
Paul Savoie as Monsieur Prouve
Lita Tresierra as Cindy

Recognition[edit]

The Girl in the White Coat earned Pascale Montpetit a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.^[2] At the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, Joey Klein was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Brendan Kelly, "Filmmaker tailored his latest for 'brilliant actress'; Wanted to work with Pascale Montpetit in his new movie, The Girl in the White Coat". Montreal Gazette, June 21, 2012.
^ Melissa Leong, "Vintage year for Genie Awards". Windsor Star, January 18, 2012.
^ "Laurence Anyways domine les nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, January 31, 2013.

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[1] Brendan Kelly, "Filmmaker tailored his latest for 'brilliant actress'; Wanted to work with Pascale Montpetit in his new movie, The Girl in the White Coat". Montreal Gazette, June 21, 2012.

[2] Melissa Leong, "Vintage year for Genie Awards". Windsor Star, January 18, 2012.

[3] "Laurence Anyways domine les nominations". Le Journal de Montréal, January 31, 2013.

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v t e Nikolai Gogol's "The Overcoat" (1842)
Films	The Overcoat (1926 silent Russian) The Overcoat (1952 Italian) The Bespoke Overcoat (1955) The Overcoat (1959 Russian) The Girl in the White Coat (2011) The Overcoat (Russian)
Television	"Nayi Sherwani"