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Josep (VOF)
Location
Fernand-Seguin screening room
Date
February 15th - 16th, 2022
Duration
74 min
Cycle
New releases

The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.

Won the Cesar Award for Best animated movie in 2021

Josep
Directed by
Aurel
Language
VOF
Actors
Sergi López, Sílvia Pérez Cruz
Origins
France, Spain, Belgium
Year
2020
Duration
74 min
Genre
Animation, drama
Format
Digital
Synopsis

February 1939. Spanish republicans are fleeing Franco’s dictatorship to France. The French government has built a concentration camp, confining the refugees, where they barely have access to hygiene, water and food. In one of these camps, separated by barbed wire, two men will become friends. One is a guard, the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 - NYC 1995), an illustrator who fights against Franco’s regime.

Josep
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Aurel

Aurel was born on May 31, 1980 in Ardèche, France. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Josep *(2020), *Octobre noir ou Malek, Saïd, Karim et les autres... (2011) and Fini de rire (2014). IMDb.

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Quant à [Josep] Bartolí, sorte de journaliste-artiste, il porte en lui la douleur du XXe siècle qu’il exorcise par la création artistique. Sa vie est peu documentée, mais le réalisateur en a donné une interprétation respectueuse et sensible en répondant par l’affirmative à cette question : est-il pertinent, aujourd’hui, d’évoquer la Retirada ?
Marco de Blois, Blink Blank, la revue du film d'animation, numéro 2
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