La grande noirceur
With five feature films to his credit, Maxime Giroux is a filmmaker who has been making his mark on Quebec fiction cinema for over a decade. In anticipation of what's to come, we offer a first look at his accomplished work. His films are so many different ways of supporting actors, developing fiction with their scriptwriters, with a fresh sense of detail that often draws its resources from an accomplished representation of affects.
In the presence of the director
While a world war rages, Philippe, a draft-dodger from Quebec, takes refuge in the American West, surviving by competing in Charlie Chaplin impersonation contests. As Philippe makes his long journey home, he encounters various characters under the sway of a destructive madness borne of the chaotic times. His voyage, both violent and fascinating, is a hallucinatory initiation to the darker side of the American dream.
Maxime Giroux
Maxime Giroux is a Quebec director. He has directed short films, video clips and commercials. In 2006, his film Les Jours won the prize for best short film at the Toronto International Film Festival. The year 2008 marked his transition to feature films with the production of Demain. In 2010, he signed Jo for Jonathan, premiered at the Locarno Festival. In 2014, Giroux presented Félix et Meira at the Toronto International Film Festival where it won the award for Best Canadian Film.
