Yesterday, Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (Fnc), which will take place from October 13 to 24, revealed its full line-up of films. Nineteen Canadian feature films and documentaries will be presented. However, don't expect to see all films that were screened at the latest Toronto or Vancouver International Film Festivals.
Opening film:
10 1/2
Director: Daniel Grou (Podz)
Starring: Claude Legault, Robert Naylor and Albert Kwan
International selection
Jo pour Jonathan
Director: Maxime Giroux
Starring: Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Raphaël Lacaille, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau and Vanessa Pilon
Focus Québec/Canada
A Night for Dying Tigers
Director: Terry Miles
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Gil Bellows, Lauren Lee Smith, Tygh Runyan, Kathleen Robertson, John Pyper-Ferguson, Leah Gibson, Sarah Lind and Jessica Heafey
Affinity Point
Director: Deeh
Starring: Danielle Hubbard, Jason D. Pitre, Sophie Ricard and Yann Faussurier
2 fois une femme
Director: François Delisle
Starring: Evelyne Rompré, Marc Béland and Catherine de Léan
Falardeau (Documentary)
Director: German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia...
Opening film:
10 1/2
Director: Daniel Grou (Podz)
Starring: Claude Legault, Robert Naylor and Albert Kwan
International selection
Jo pour Jonathan
Director: Maxime Giroux
Starring: Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Raphaël Lacaille, Jean-Alexandre Létourneau and Vanessa Pilon
Focus Québec/Canada
A Night for Dying Tigers
Director: Terry Miles
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Gil Bellows, Lauren Lee Smith, Tygh Runyan, Kathleen Robertson, John Pyper-Ferguson, Leah Gibson, Sarah Lind and Jessica Heafey
Affinity Point
Director: Deeh
Starring: Danielle Hubbard, Jason D. Pitre, Sophie Ricard and Yann Faussurier
2 fois une femme
Director: François Delisle
Starring: Evelyne Rompré, Marc Béland and Catherine de Léan
Falardeau (Documentary)
Director: German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia...
- 9/29/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
CANNES -- Carole Laure's seductive drama "CQ2" (Seek You Too) is a woman's picture in the very best sense of that term. Only a female director could tell this story of female adolescent torment in such a powerfully intimate and sensuous way, and do it with a confidence that invites men in too.
Beautifully filmed in and around Montreal, this story of a confused, angry and scared teenager taking her first steps toward maturity is universal and would encounter a wide and receptive audience if given the chance.
Clara Furey is a revelation as Rachel, a hurt and sullen youngster whose parents made her choose between them when they split. Raised by her mother, she accuses her mother's boyfriend of abusing her and regards even the gentlest approach by a male as an assault. Touchy and offensive, she screams invective at them both and stays out at night scoring dope.
Meanwhile, inside a woman's prison, a lithe and exotic convict named Jeanne (Danielle Hubbard) has befriended shy, plump, housewifely Odile (Mireille Thibault) and shown her how to feel better about herself through dancing.
When Jeanne is released and takes a bus to her home at a motel in the country, Rachel happens to see her leave the prison and follows her when she gets off. Jeanne is immediately responsive to the young woman's plight and gradually Rachel stays more and more at the Pine motel, where Jeanne has a complicated relationship with the owner, Steven (Jean-Marc Barr). Once released, Odile too becomes part of the ad hoc family and she brings along her loving husband and kids.
Jeanne is a teacher of contemporary dance and it is through exposure to that most rigorous and challenging art form that Rachel discovers the potential for not only artistic expression but also love. Life, however, remains unforgiving and there are still many bridges to cross for each of the main characters.
Modern dance is not the most inclusive art form; in fact it's very difficult for the uninitiated but Laure pulls off the considerable trick of making it a part of the dramatic narrative of the picture. Both in the early scenes when Rachel first sees Jeanne's class of dancers to her own steps in a demanding piece and finally a wonderfully sensual pas de deux, she makes modern dance look organic and accessible. Furey shines as much when she's dancing as when she's acting, and choreographers Ginette Laurin and Claude Godin, and Emmanuel Jouthe are also to be applauded.
The performances are all strong and appealing with Hubbard and Thibault so very different but each portraying a self-knowledge that inspires Rachel. Gerard Simon's cinematography, Marie-Blanche Colonna's editing and Jeff Fisher's music add considerably to the film's merit.
There is a firm thread of feminine wisdom throughout the film although the sisterhood of the three damaged principals wears no badges and marches no parade. It's something marvelous to be cherished and its so gratifying that it also welcomes men.
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
Presented by Cite Amerique, Les Productions Laure in collaboration with Toloda and France 2 Cinema.
World sales by Film Distribution.
Credits:
Director and screenwriter: Carole Laure
Producers: Lorraine Richard, Pascal Arnold, Carole Laure
Cinematographer: Gerard Simon
Artistic director: Patrice Bengle
Editor: Marie-Blanche Colonna
Sound: Tierry Morlaas-Lurbe, Sylvain Bellemare, Luc Boudrias
Original music: Jeff Fisher
Cast:
Rachel: Clara Furey
Jeanne: Danielle Hubbard
Odile: Mireille Thibault
Steven: Jean-Marc Barr
Gabriel: Emmanuel Bilodeau
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 100 mins...
Beautifully filmed in and around Montreal, this story of a confused, angry and scared teenager taking her first steps toward maturity is universal and would encounter a wide and receptive audience if given the chance.
Clara Furey is a revelation as Rachel, a hurt and sullen youngster whose parents made her choose between them when they split. Raised by her mother, she accuses her mother's boyfriend of abusing her and regards even the gentlest approach by a male as an assault. Touchy and offensive, she screams invective at them both and stays out at night scoring dope.
Meanwhile, inside a woman's prison, a lithe and exotic convict named Jeanne (Danielle Hubbard) has befriended shy, plump, housewifely Odile (Mireille Thibault) and shown her how to feel better about herself through dancing.
When Jeanne is released and takes a bus to her home at a motel in the country, Rachel happens to see her leave the prison and follows her when she gets off. Jeanne is immediately responsive to the young woman's plight and gradually Rachel stays more and more at the Pine motel, where Jeanne has a complicated relationship with the owner, Steven (Jean-Marc Barr). Once released, Odile too becomes part of the ad hoc family and she brings along her loving husband and kids.
Jeanne is a teacher of contemporary dance and it is through exposure to that most rigorous and challenging art form that Rachel discovers the potential for not only artistic expression but also love. Life, however, remains unforgiving and there are still many bridges to cross for each of the main characters.
Modern dance is not the most inclusive art form; in fact it's very difficult for the uninitiated but Laure pulls off the considerable trick of making it a part of the dramatic narrative of the picture. Both in the early scenes when Rachel first sees Jeanne's class of dancers to her own steps in a demanding piece and finally a wonderfully sensual pas de deux, she makes modern dance look organic and accessible. Furey shines as much when she's dancing as when she's acting, and choreographers Ginette Laurin and Claude Godin, and Emmanuel Jouthe are also to be applauded.
The performances are all strong and appealing with Hubbard and Thibault so very different but each portraying a self-knowledge that inspires Rachel. Gerard Simon's cinematography, Marie-Blanche Colonna's editing and Jeff Fisher's music add considerably to the film's merit.
There is a firm thread of feminine wisdom throughout the film although the sisterhood of the three damaged principals wears no badges and marches no parade. It's something marvelous to be cherished and its so gratifying that it also welcomes men.
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
Presented by Cite Amerique, Les Productions Laure in collaboration with Toloda and France 2 Cinema.
World sales by Film Distribution.
Credits:
Director and screenwriter: Carole Laure
Producers: Lorraine Richard, Pascal Arnold, Carole Laure
Cinematographer: Gerard Simon
Artistic director: Patrice Bengle
Editor: Marie-Blanche Colonna
Sound: Tierry Morlaas-Lurbe, Sylvain Bellemare, Luc Boudrias
Original music: Jeff Fisher
Cast:
Rachel: Clara Furey
Jeanne: Danielle Hubbard
Odile: Mireille Thibault
Steven: Jean-Marc Barr
Gabriel: Emmanuel Bilodeau
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 100 mins...
- 7/9/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
CANNES -- Carole Laure's seductive drama "CQ2" (Seek You Too) is a woman's picture in the very best sense of that term. Only a female director could tell this story of female adolescent torment in such a powerfully intimate and sensuous way, and do it with a confidence that invites men in too.
Beautifully filmed in and around Montreal, this story of a confused, angry and scared teenager taking her first steps toward maturity is universal and would encounter a wide and receptive audience if given the chance.
Clara Furey is a revelation as Rachel, a hurt and sullen youngster whose parents made her choose between them when they split. Raised by her mother, she accuses her mother's boyfriend of abusing her and regards even the gentlest approach by a male as an assault. Touchy and offensive, she screams invective at them both and stays out at night scoring dope.
Meanwhile, inside a woman's prison, a lithe and exotic convict named Jeanne (Danielle Hubbard) has befriended shy, plump, housewifely Odile (Mireille Thibault) and shown her how to feel better about herself through dancing.
When Jeanne is released and takes a bus to her home at a motel in the country, Rachel happens to see her leave the prison and follows her when she gets off. Jeanne is immediately responsive to the young woman's plight and gradually Rachel stays more and more at the Pine motel, where Jeanne has a complicated relationship with the owner, Steven (Jean-Marc Barr). Once released, Odile too becomes part of the ad hoc family and she brings along her loving husband and kids.
Jeanne is a teacher of contemporary dance and it is through exposure to that most rigorous and challenging art form that Rachel discovers the potential for not only artistic expression but also love. Life, however, remains unforgiving and there are still many bridges to cross for each of the main characters.
Modern dance is not the most inclusive art form; in fact it's very difficult for the uninitiated but Laure pulls off the considerable trick of making it a part of the dramatic narrative of the picture. Both in the early scenes when Rachel first sees Jeanne's class of dancers to her own steps in a demanding piece and finally a wonderfully sensual pas de deux, she makes modern dance look organic and accessible. Furey shines as much when she's dancing as when she's acting, and choreographers Ginette Laurin and Claude Godin, and Emmanuel Jouthe are also to be applauded.
The performances are all strong and appealing with Hubbard and Thibault so very different but each portraying a self-knowledge that inspires Rachel. Gerard Simon's cinematography, Marie-Blanche Colonna's editing and Jeff Fisher's music add considerably to the film's merit.
There is a firm thread of feminine wisdom throughout the film although the sisterhood of the three damaged principals wears no badges and marches no parade. It's something marvelous to be cherished and its so gratifying that it also welcomes men.
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
Presented by Cite Amerique, Les Productions Laure in collaboration with Toloda and France 2 Cinema.
World sales by Film Distribution.
Credits:
Director and screenwriter: Carole Laure
Producers: Lorraine Richard, Pascal Arnold, Carole Laure
Cinematographer: Gerard Simon
Artistic director: Patrice Bengle
Editor: Marie-Blanche Colonna
Sound: Tierry Morlaas-Lurbe, Sylvain Bellemare, Luc Boudrias
Original music: Jeff Fisher
Cast:
Rachel: Clara Furey
Jeanne: Danielle Hubbard
Odile: Mireille Thibault
Steven: Jean-Marc Barr
Gabriel: Emmanuel Bilodeau
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 100 mins...
Beautifully filmed in and around Montreal, this story of a confused, angry and scared teenager taking her first steps toward maturity is universal and would encounter a wide and receptive audience if given the chance.
Clara Furey is a revelation as Rachel, a hurt and sullen youngster whose parents made her choose between them when they split. Raised by her mother, she accuses her mother's boyfriend of abusing her and regards even the gentlest approach by a male as an assault. Touchy and offensive, she screams invective at them both and stays out at night scoring dope.
Meanwhile, inside a woman's prison, a lithe and exotic convict named Jeanne (Danielle Hubbard) has befriended shy, plump, housewifely Odile (Mireille Thibault) and shown her how to feel better about herself through dancing.
When Jeanne is released and takes a bus to her home at a motel in the country, Rachel happens to see her leave the prison and follows her when she gets off. Jeanne is immediately responsive to the young woman's plight and gradually Rachel stays more and more at the Pine motel, where Jeanne has a complicated relationship with the owner, Steven (Jean-Marc Barr). Once released, Odile too becomes part of the ad hoc family and she brings along her loving husband and kids.
Jeanne is a teacher of contemporary dance and it is through exposure to that most rigorous and challenging art form that Rachel discovers the potential for not only artistic expression but also love. Life, however, remains unforgiving and there are still many bridges to cross for each of the main characters.
Modern dance is not the most inclusive art form; in fact it's very difficult for the uninitiated but Laure pulls off the considerable trick of making it a part of the dramatic narrative of the picture. Both in the early scenes when Rachel first sees Jeanne's class of dancers to her own steps in a demanding piece and finally a wonderfully sensual pas de deux, she makes modern dance look organic and accessible. Furey shines as much when she's dancing as when she's acting, and choreographers Ginette Laurin and Claude Godin, and Emmanuel Jouthe are also to be applauded.
The performances are all strong and appealing with Hubbard and Thibault so very different but each portraying a self-knowledge that inspires Rachel. Gerard Simon's cinematography, Marie-Blanche Colonna's editing and Jeff Fisher's music add considerably to the film's merit.
There is a firm thread of feminine wisdom throughout the film although the sisterhood of the three damaged principals wears no badges and marches no parade. It's something marvelous to be cherished and its so gratifying that it also welcomes men.
CQ2 (Seek You Too)
Presented by Cite Amerique, Les Productions Laure in collaboration with Toloda and France 2 Cinema.
World sales by Film Distribution.
Credits:
Director and screenwriter: Carole Laure
Producers: Lorraine Richard, Pascal Arnold, Carole Laure
Cinematographer: Gerard Simon
Artistic director: Patrice Bengle
Editor: Marie-Blanche Colonna
Sound: Tierry Morlaas-Lurbe, Sylvain Bellemare, Luc Boudrias
Original music: Jeff Fisher
Cast:
Rachel: Clara Furey
Jeanne: Danielle Hubbard
Odile: Mireille Thibault
Steven: Jean-Marc Barr
Gabriel: Emmanuel Bilodeau
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 100 mins...
- 5/20/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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