Eldorado (1995 film)

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| name = Eldorado

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| director = Charles Binamé

| producer = Lorraine Richard

| writer = {{ubl|Charles Binamé|Robert Brouillette|Pascale Bussières|James Hyndman|Macha Limonchik|Pascale Montpetit|Lorraine Richard|Isabel Richer}}

| starring = {{ubl|Pascale Bussières|Robert Brouillette|James Hyndman|Macha Limonchik|Pascale Montpetit|Isabel Richer}}

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| studio = Cité-Amérique
Alliance Vivafilm

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| released = {{Film date|1995|03|03}}

| runtime = 104 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget = $1.5 million

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Eldorado is a French Canadian drama film, released in 1995.[http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/films/eldorado Eldorado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107023854/http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/films/eldorado |date=2014-01-07 }} at the Toronto International Film Festival's Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Directed by Charles Binamé and written by Binamé and Lorraine Richard in conjunction with its main stars, the film focuses on six young residents of Montreal trying to make sense of their directionless lives.

The film's main cast includes Pascale Bussières as Rita, Robert Brouillette as Marc, James Hyndman as Lloyd, Macha Limonchik as Loulou, Pascale Montpetit as Henriette and Isabel Richer as Roxan.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/eldorado-1200441131/#! | title=Eldorado | date=13 March 1995 }}

The film garnered eight Genie Award nominations at the 16th Genie Awards, including Best Actress nods for Bussières, Montpetit and Richer, Best Supporting Actor for Brouillette, Best Director for Binamé, Best Art Direction or Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Editing."Nominees for the 1995 Genie Awards". Canadian Press, November 7, 1995.

In 2023, Telefilm Canada announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films.Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/oscar-winning-doc-leads-list-of-restored-canadian-classics/ "Oscar Winning Doc Leads List of Restored Canadian Classics"]. Point of View, May 9, 2023.