Les vieux chums
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.
Pierrot returns to Saint-Hyacinthe, his hometown, to see again the people and places he loves and that he has always carried with him, even when he lived abroad. He has come full circle, closing the books. Pierrot is serene and has no fear of this premature death. He asks his childhood friend, Jacques, to help him end his days well. The approach, which is unusual, will nonetheless lead the two friends to a peaceful tranquillity.
Claude Gagnon
Claude Gagnon (born 1949 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who frequently works in both Canada and Japan. His most noted films include Keiko (1979), Kenny *(1988), *The Pianist (1991), Kamataki (2005) and Karakara (2012). He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1979 for Keiko. (Wikipedia)
