Cette année, la collaboration avec le festival de films francophones CINEMANIA est l'occasion d'accueillir le cinéaste Arnaud Desplechin et d'échanger avec lui à propos de la singularité de son oeuvre ; de rendre hommage au musicien et compositeur de musiques de films François Dompierre et encore de mettre en place une journée de discussion sur le cinéma franco-manitobain.
Jacques Godbout signs a witty parody, capitalizing on the popularity of the Cyniques, on staging choices that make full use of artificiality (cardboard sets, absence of extras) and on François Dompierre's music that skillfully plays the pastiche card (from Verdi to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). The result is delightful, with Godbout's script following the humor of the Cyniques and pushing the implausibilities of the plot to the point of absurdity as well as the underlying Catholic morality.
Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout, OC, CQ (born November 27, 1933) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (touche-à-tout), Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation,[citation needed] with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life. Born in Montreal, Quebec, after studies at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal, Godbout taught French in Ethiopia before joining the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as producer and scriptwriter in 1958.
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IXE-13 by Jacques Godbout
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