The Diary of an Old Man

The Diary of an Old Man (French: Le Journal d’un vieil homme) is a 2015 drama film directed by Bernard Émond.^[4] It is based on the Anton Chekhov short story "A Dreary Story" (alternatively titled in English "A Boring Story" or "A Dull Story").^[5]

The Diary of an Old Man
French	Le Journal d’un vieil homme
Directed by	Bernard Émond
Written by	Bernard Émond
Based on	Скучная история by Anton Chekhov
Produced by	Bernadette Payeur[1]
Starring	Paul Savoie Marie-Ève Pelletier
Cinematography	Jean-Pierre St-Louis
Edited by	Louise Côté
Music by	Robert Marcel Lepage[1]
Production company	ACPAV[1]
Distributed by	Les Films Séville
Release dates	February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07) (Berlin Critics' Week)[2] August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21) (Quebec)[3]
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film was shot at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine^[6] and elsewhere in Greater Montreal^[1] over 27 days in February, April, and May 2014.^[1]

The film premiered at the inaugural Berlin Critics' Week (a series of screenings, organized by the German Film Critics Association, running parallel to the Berlin Film Festival).^[7][8]

The film received one Jutra nomination, for lead actor Paul Savoie.^[9] Savoie won the award for Best Performance in a Borsos Competition Film at the Whistler Film Festival.^[10][11]

See also

• An Uneventful Story, Polish film based on the same short story