Beyond Forty

Beyond Forty (French: La Quarantaine) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Claire Poirier and released in 1982.^[1] The film centres on a group of childhood friends reuniting as adults in their 40s,^[1] and has been compared by critics to the 1983 film The Big Chill.^[2]

Beyond Forty
La Quarantaine
Directed by	Anne Claire Poirier
Written by	Anne Claire Poirier Marthe Blackburn
Starring	Monique Mercure Aubert Pallascio Luce Guilbeault Jacques Godin
Cinematography	Michel Brault
Edited by	André Corriveau
Music by	Joël Bienvenue
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film's cast includes Monique Mercure, Louise Rémy, Pierre Thériault, Aubert Pallascio, Luce Guilbeault, Michelle Rossignol, Patricia Nolin and Jacques Godin.^[1]

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).^[3]