A Woman in Transit

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| name = A Woman in Transit

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|La Femme de l'hôtel}}

| image = La femme de l'hotel Lea Pool.jpg

| caption =

| director = Léa Pool

| producer = Bernadette Payeur

| writer = Robert Gurik
Michel Langlois
Léa Pool

| narrator =

| starring = Paule Baillargeon
Louise Marleau

| music = Yves Laferrière

| cinematography = Georges Dufaux
Daniel Jobin

| editing = Michel Arcand

| studio = ACPAV

| distributor = J.-A. Lapointe Films

| released = {{Film date|1984|08|21}}

| runtime = 89 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget = $ 562,000 (estimated)

| gross =

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A Woman in Transit ({{langx|fr|La Femme de l'hôtel}}) is a 1984 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Léa Pool.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. {{ISBN|1-894073-21-5}}. p. 243.

Plot

Andrea Richler (Paule Baillargeon) is a well-known director who returns to her home town of Montreal to film a high-budget musical drama. At her hotel, she has a brief but unsettling encounter with a suicidal elderly woman named Estelle (Louise Marleau). This is briefly forgotten until later when she meets the old lady again and with mounting incredulity Andrea discovers that the actual events in the woman's life mirror the fictional events in the director's film.Liam Lacey, "'One woman with three faces': Plot isn't a top priority to director Lea Pool". The Globe and Mail, October 19, 1984.

Awards

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Montreal World Film Festival

| 1984

| Carlsberg International Press Prize

| rowspan=2| Léa Pool

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| Ina Warren, "El Norte best film in Montreal festival: Acting awards raise eyebrows". The Globe and Mail, August 28, 1984.

Festival of Festivals

| 1984

| Best Canadian Film

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| Jay Scott, "Film wins place in fans' hearts". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 1984.

Chicago International Film Festival

| 1984

| Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress

| Louise Marleau

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| "Marleau takes best actress prize". The Globe and Mail, November 20, 1984.

Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma

| 1985

| Prix Luc-Perreault

| Léa Pool

| {{won}}

| "'Femme de l'hotel' wins movie prize". Montreal Gazette, January 30, 1985.

rowspan="5" |Genie Awards

| rowspan="5" |1985

| Best Motion Picture

| Bernadette Payeur

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| Bruce Bailey, "Quebec sweeps nominations for best-picture Genie awards". Montreal Gazette, February 15, 1985.

Best Actress

| Louise Marleau

| {{won}}

| Jay Scott, "The Bay Boy's catch: 6 Genies". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 1985.

Best Director

| Léa Pool

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Best Original Screenplay

| Michel Langlois, Léa Pool

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Best Original Song

| Paule Baillargeon, Marjolène Morin, Yves Laferrière — "Touch Me"

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References

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