Requiem for a Handsome Bastard
A few years ago, we hosted a creative residency for photographer and cinephile Bertrand Carrière. This spring, we are publishing Tout ceci est impossible, an eloquent testament to that residency – an art book in which the arrangement of images is anything but random. Several of the films featured in this book will be screened as part of this program. Tout ceci est impossible is a co-edition between Somme toute and the Cinémathèque québécoise.
Winner of the Best Canadian Film award, TIFF 1992
Eight persons recall, each in their own way, the last three days of the life of Régis Savoie, a notorious criminal sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Robert Morin
Robert Morin is a Quebecois director, screenwriter, actor, and cinematographer. In 1977, he co-founded Coop Vidéo with friends. Morin made a significant impact in 1992 with his crime film Requiem for a Handsome Bastard. He relied on the talents of committed actors like Gildor Roy and Brigitte Paquette to carry out his uncompromising experimental narrative. It is one of the most celebrated films of his filmography. He is also among the founders of PRIM vidéo, initially conceived as a center for accessing filming equipment following the dissolution of the Montreal artist center, Véhicule Art.
Bio: Maison4tiers
Photo: André-Line Beauparlant | Collections de la Cinémathèque québécoise
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