Continental, a Film Without Guns
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| French | Continental, un film sans fusil |
| Directed by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Written by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Produced by | Luc Déry Kim McCraw |
| Starring | Réal Bossé Marie-Ginette Guay Fanny Mallette Pauline Martin Gilbert Sicotte |
| Cinematography | Sara Mishara |
| Edited by | Sophie Leblond |
| Music by | Stéphane Lafleur Hugo Lavoie |
| Distributed by | Christal Films |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Continental, a Film Without Guns (French: Continental, un film sans fusil) is a 2007 Canadian comedy-drama film directed and written by Stéphane Lafleur.
Plot
[edit]The lives of four people intertwine after the disappearance of a man who wanders into the forest. A Man wakes up on a bus. Everybody is gone. Night has fallen. He gets off the bus and finds himself at the edge of a forest. Sounds are coming from deep within the woods. The Man enters the forest and disappears into the night.
Recognition
[edit]- Won: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival: Best Canadian First Feature Film[1]
- Won: 2007 Whistler Film Festival: Borsos Competition Best Canadian Film[2]
- Official Selection: Venice Film Festival
- Jutra Awards:
- Best Motion Picture of the Year (Meilleur Film) - Luc Déry
Kim McCraw - Best Achievement in Directing (Meilleure Réalisation) - Stéphane Lafleur
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Meilleur Acteur de Soutien) - Réal Bossé
- Best Screenplay (Meilleur Scénario) - Stéphane Lafleur
- Best Motion Picture of the Year (Meilleur Film) - Luc Déry
- Jutra Awards:
- Nominee:
- Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Luc Déry
Kim McCraw - Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - André-Line Beauparlant
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Gilbert Sicotte
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Marie-Ginette Guay
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Fanny Mallette
- Jutra Awards:
- Best Achievement in Cinematography (Meilleure Direction de la Photographie) - Sara Mishara
- Best Achievement in Art Direction (Meilleure Direction Artistique) - André-Line Beauparlant
- Best Achievement in Editing (Meilleure Montage) - Sophie Leblond
- Best Achievement in Sound (Meilleur Son) - Pierre Bertrand, Sylvain Bellemare and Bernard Gariépy Strobl
- Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Luc Déry
References
[edit]- ^ "Toronto film fest's people's choice award stays home". Vancouver Sun, September 17, 2007.
- ^ Yvonne Zacharias, "Lafleur takes top prize at Whistler; Continental, A Film Without Guns judged to be best new Canadian feature". Vancouver Sun, December 3, 2007.
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