Les sauf-conduits and Kidnappé
The Cinémathèque québécoise and the Théâtre de Verdure present the restored version of Manon Briand's Les sauf-conduits, a landmark in the history of Quebec cinema, as well as the masterpiece of 80s animation, Thomas Corriveau's short Kidnappé.
Les sauf-conduits
Alice, Marc and Hubert wanted to break the distance record for the raw egg throw and get into the Guinness Book of Records. They hadn't foreseen that love would create a distance even more difficult to break. And that desire would challenge them.
Starring Julie Lavergne, Patrick Goyette and Luc Picard.
Québec, 1991, 56 min, original French version.
Collections of the Cinémathèque québécoise
Kidnappé
Collections of the Cinémathèque québécoise
Beyond the story of a police investigation, this animated film becomes an open reflection on the power of imagination.
"This film is in line with my entire approach to visual art. It's oriented towards photography and painting, just as some of my paintings are oriented towards cinema."
Animation by Thomas Corriveau, Quebec, 1988, 9 min, original French version.
These films have been restored as part of an initiative of Quebec's Digital Cultural Plan.
