Oedipus Rex
Menace Ruine is an apocalyptic drone folk band. Geneviève Beaulieu and S. de la Moth agreed to curate a carte blanche film selection, which will be presented ahead of their concert at the Cinémathèque on October 30. Their eclectic and thought-provoking selection blends films by renowned directors with hidden gems, avoiding American cinema to better celebrate the richness of international filmmaking.
Rescued from abandonment and raised by the King and Queen, Oedipus is still haunted by a prophecy — he'll murder his father and marry his mother.
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini was born in Bologna in 1922, the son of a military officer and a schoolteacher. During World War II, he began teaching, but was deeply affected by the death of his brother, a partisan fighter. In 1949, Pasolini was accused of corrupting minors and had to give up teaching. He was also expelled from the Communist Party due to his homosexuality, although this didn't deter him from his Marxist beliefs. He moved to Rome, where his early writings stirred both controversy and acclaim. Pasolini then turned to cinema, initially writing scripts for others before directing his own films in the early 1960s. His filmography grew increasingly hard to categorize, blending political and mystical themes. He was a relentless critic of fascism, bourgeois conformity, consumerism, and globalization. Frequently at odds with his era, Pasolini's career was marked by trials, controversies, and censorship, culminating in 1975 with the release of his most infamous and provocative film, Salò, shortly before his mysterious assassination.
Photo : Bruno Massenet | Collections de la Cinémathèque québécoise
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Entrevue avec Geneviève Beaulieu : Menace Ruine, groupe cinéphile
En complément de leur concert qui se tiendra le 30 octobre à 20h, Geneviève Beaulieu et S. de la Moth du groupe de drone folk apocalyptique Menace Ruine nous gratifient d'une passionnante carte blanche de sept films. Geneviève a bien voulu répondre à nos questions pour présenter leurs choix cinéphiles.
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Le passage de Pasolini au cinéma s’est fait par l’écrit : romancier et poète en premier lieu, il est sollicité pour ses talents de scénariste avant de réaliser ses propres films. Ce dialogue entre l’écrit et le cinéma se poursuivra tout au long de son parcours, au gré des adaptations.
