Elvis Gratton II – Miracle à Memphis
The Cinémathèque québécoise is pleased to partner with Éléphant : mémoire du cinéma québécois to show each month, on the big screen, a restored work from its film repertoire.
In the presence of Manon Leriche and the film's editor Claude Palardy
New restoration premiere
Bob “Elvis” Gratton is back in action! Thanking his lucky stars after his resurrection, big Bob is eager to get back to the simple pleasures of everyday life: sex, drinks, and rock ‘n’ roll.
Pierre Falardeau
Pierre Falardeau is a Québécois filmmaker, pamphleteer and Quebec independence activist. He directed his first short film, Continuons le combat, in 1971. During the 1970s, he collaborated with his firend and actor Julien Poulin to produce several documentaries: À mort (1972), Les Canadiens sont là (1973), Le magra (1975), À force de courage (1977), Pea Soup (1978), featuring the iconic "PFK Kid" scene, and Speak White (1980). Frustrated by the limited reach of documentaries in Québec, he transitioned to fiction, creating the now-iconic Elvis Gratton series. Combining three short films made between 1981 and 1985, Elvis Gratton : le king des kings became a cornerstone of Québec cinema. The titular character, an Elvis Presley superfan and a caricature of Québec’s federalist, colonized middle class, instantly became a cultural touchstone. The film later spawned two sequels: Elvis Gratton II: miracle à Memphis (1999) and Elvis Gratton XXX : la vengeance d'Elvis Wong (2004). Falardeau also directed dramatic feature films such as Le party (1989), Le steak (1992), Octobre (1994) et 15 février 1839 (2001).
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