Réjeanne Padovani
To introduce the cycle, a lecture by a Mafia historian sets the tone. How does cinema relate to a certain Mafia mythology ? To what degree does it detach itself from it, or portray it in its most complex and troubled aspects ? The answer in fourteen films.
That evening, on the eve of the inauguration of a new highway, Mr. Vincent Padovani, president of Padovani Paving Ltd. is hosting a dinner party for a group of friends, including, not surprisingly, the Minister of Public Roads and the town's mayor...
Denys Arcand
Denys Arcand, born June 25, 1941 in Deschambault, Quebec, is a Quebec film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. A filmmaker whose style has varied greatly over the course of his career, he is best known internationally for his two major successes: The Decline of the American Empire and its sequel, 18 years later: The Barbarian Invasions. In the early 1960s, Denys Arcand studied history at the Université de Montréal. Among his professors were Maurice Séguin and Michel Brunet, founders, with Guy Frégault, of the Historical School of this university and thinkers of Quebec neo-nationalism.
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