Discovered on MusiquePlus in the mid-1990s, Yanie Dupont-Hébert did not take the shortest route to achieve her goal of making films. After working extensively in television for 20 years, she finally fulfills an old dream by directing her first feature film, 1+1+1.
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“I studied cinema, but life has offered me many beautiful things,” confides the former presenter and reporter of MusiquePlus, who met today on the film set of 1 + 1 + 1 at L ‘Ile-Bizard.
“I found myself in television, then in documentaries. I’ve even traveled the world. Then a few years ago I said to myself: “Did you want to do cinema?” So I started again from the bottom and made short films. Looking back, I think that’s a good thing because I feel like I have something to say today. I have life experiences that I didn’t have then. »
Loosely adapted from the book Roman de l’été by Grégory Lemay, 1+1+1 takes us into the intimacy of a restored family in need of learning, for a few days’ vacation in a chalet on the edge of the ‘water.
The film, which the director describes as “a drama”, centers on a trio consisting of an author (Noémie Yelle), her 13-year-old daughter (Ireland Côté) and her new father-in-law (Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon).
“It’s a love story, but of multiple loves,” says Yanie Dupont-Hébert. There is love between this mother and her daughter, love between the stepfather and his stepdaughter, but also self-love. The three characters must deal with something they experience in order to become a family. »
A real gift
Yanie Dupont-Hébert entrusted the lead role in her film to actress Noémie Yelle after meeting her at a party at a mutual friend’s house.
“I saw her and said to myself, ‘She’s the character.’ I didn’t see any other option,” she recalls.
Luckily, the main prospect had a crush on the character.
“It’s a real gift that Yanie gave me by offering me this role,” admits Noémie Yelle. Now it’s up to me to live up to his expectations. I can’t disappoint her. Fortunately, he’s a character I really like and resembles me in many ways. She is a mother to a 13 year old girl and I have three children, two of whom are around this age. Sometimes I’m at home and I feel like I’m re-enacting scenes from the movie! I would say she is a very sensitive and passionate mother like me. »
Filming for 1+1+1 will continue for a few more weeks. The film is due out next year.