Beyond Forty

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| name = Beyond Forty

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| native_name = La Quarantaine

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| director = Anne Claire Poirier

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| writer = Anne Claire Poirier
Marthe Blackburn

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| starring = Monique Mercure
Aubert Pallascio
Luce Guilbeault
Jacques Godin

| music = Joël Bienvenue

| cinematography = Michel Brault

| editing = André Corriveau

| studio = National Film Board of Canada

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| released = {{Film date|1982}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

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Beyond Forty ({{langx|fr|La Quarantaine}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Claire Poirier and released in 1982.[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/quarantaine-anne-claire-poirier/ "Quarantaine, La – Film d’Anne Claire Poirier"]. Films du Québec, March 21, 2009. The film centres on a group of childhood friends reuniting as adults in their 40s, and has been compared by critics to the 1983 film The Big Chill.Jay Scott, "Passages, or everyone old is new again". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1983.

The film's cast includes Monique Mercure, Louise Rémy, Pierre Thériault, Aubert Pallascio, Luce Guilbeault, Michelle Rossignol, Patricia Nolin and Jacques Godin.

The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983: Best Actress (Mercure), Best Supporting Actress (Nolin) and Best Costume Design (Huguette Gagné).Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Bill Miner movie". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.