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Take Shelter
Location
Main screening room
Date
May 20th, 2023
Duration
120 min
Cycle
Cinéma catastrophe

To celebrate the publication of its new issue, Panic! Le cinéma catastrophe dans tous ses états, 24 images magazine presents Take Shelter by Jeff Nichols in May and Last Night by Don McKellar in June. These two films, haunted by apocalyptic visions, have in common that they question our reactions to the imminence of a global catastrophe. The screening of Take Shelter will be preceded by a discussion at the Cinémathèque québécoise's café-bar with Nicolas Lévesque, psychologist, writer and editor.

The screening will be preceded by a discussion at the Café-bar, with psychologist, writer and editor Nicolas Lévesque, presented by the revue 24 images, to mark the publication of its latest issue, Panique! Le cinéma catastrophe dans tous ses états.

Take Shelter
Directed by
Jeff Nichols
Language
English with French subtitles
Actors
Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham
Origins
USA
Year
2011
Duration
120 min
Genre
Drama, Horror
Format
Digital
Synopsis

Suffering from a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father wonders if he should save his family from an impending storm or from himself.

Take Shelter

The trailer is in English original version, but the movie will be presented with French subtitles.

Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols is most known for his films Take Shelter, Mud, and Loving, which have been critically acclaimed. He is also known for his longstanding collaboration with actor Michael Shannon, who has appeared in all of his feature films to date.

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