The cool weather and rain were favorable to the success of Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful.

In theaters since Friday, the very beautiful film by Lyne Charlebois (Borderline) about the chaste loves of brother Marie-Victorin and botanist Marcelle Gauvreau collected more than $250,054 at the box office, announced Les Films Opale and Max Films in a press release.

Grand Prix Hydro-Québec at the 41st International Cinema Festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Tell me why these things are so beautiful stars Alexandre Goyette and Mylène Mackay in the lead roles.

The film’s soundtrack is by Vivianne Audet, Robin-Joël Cool and Alexis Martin (Arsenault et fils, by Rafaël Ouellet).