Cinà©mania gears up for a powerful tribute to French cinema
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- 03 Nov 2022
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The 28th edition of Cinémania, the French-language festival, runs from Nov. 2 to 13, featuring 110 French films from around the world, all presented with English subtitles — including many Quebec, Canadian and international premieres. Screenings will take place at Cinéma Impérial, Cinéma du Musée, Cinéma du Parc and the Cinémathèque québécoise.
The festival’s opening film, presented at the Imperial, will be Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette’s Chien Blanc, an adaptation of Romain Gary’s book depicting his relationship with Jean Seberg. Set in the tumultuous late 1960s, the couple adopts a stray dog that turns out to have been trained to attack Black people on sight. As their marriage collapses, Romain becomes obsessed with redeeming the dog. The cast and crew will be present for the premiere.
For the closing night, Tempête by Quebec filmmaker Christian Duguay, will be presented at the Cinéma Impérial in the presence of the director and lead actor Pio Marmaï. Adapted from a popular young adult novel, the film is about the deep relationship between a young rider and their horse. Co-stars Mélanie Laurent.
With many special guests in attendance, festivalgoers can attend various films accompanied by artists and talent. Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s As Bestas, François Ozon’s Peter Von Kant and Guillaume Renusson’s Les survivants will all be accompanied by actor Denis Ménochet. Close, which won the Grand Prize at the 75th Cannes Festival, will be presented to the Montreal audience by its director Lukas Dhont. At least a dozen more films will similarly feature a guest. Read More...
