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Claude Jutra (Canada 1971) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK Long heralded as a stellar example of Qu becois cinema, this 1971 gem looks at various denizens of a small northern town in the 1940s. As Christmas approaches, workers from the local asbestos mine grumble about their boss and consider other ...
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As Quebec celebrates its quadricentennial, there could be
no better time to draw attention to its singular
cinematic tradition. With its own awards ceremony (the Jutras) and a vital history of regionally specific films portraying universal concerns, ...
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St phane Lafleur ( Continental, un film sans
fusil , Canada 2007) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK
A businessman falls asleep on a city bus, wakes to find it stopped on the highway and walks off into the dark woods. So begins St phane Lafleur s debut feature, ...
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Denys Arcand ( L ge des t n
bres , Canada/France 2006) BACK TO QUEBEC FILM WEEK
Living in a dystopian, near-future Montreal, Jean-Marc (Marc Labr che) lives in thrall to elaborate fantasies in order to cope with the indignities of life. In his virile ...
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Québec Film Week -Adam Hartzell
Hell On Frisco Bay —
... Thankfully, SFFS has seen to it that a classic is featured as well, director Claude Jutra's 1971 feature Mon Oncle Antoine. The opening sequence involves the slow development of a snowball fight that appears to involve the entire town. It sits in my mind as one of the most smile-inducing, simple pleasure moments in all of cinema. Lensed by a cinematographer featured at the ...
QFW08—Adam Hartzell Previews the Lineup
The Evening Class —
... Of course, there are other categories that could be catalogued, such as Quebecois masters, which would include Arcand’s The Age of Ignorance and Claude Jutra’s Mon Oncle Antoine, a classic of Quebec cinema from 1971. And like The Last Continent, films could be dropped in many different categories. Yet, the over-arching theme of all the contemporary films that are part of the QFW is one of resounding desperation; the overwhelming mood is one of depression. This mood so saturates the ...
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