Crying Out | |
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French | À l'origine d'un cri |
Directed by | Robin Aubert |
Written by | Robin Aubert |
Produced by |
Roger Frappier Luc Vandal |
Starring |
Michel Barrette Patrick Hivon Jean Lapointe |
Cinematography | Steve Asselin |
Edited by | Carina Baccanale |
Production company | Max Films Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Crying Out ( French: À l'origine d'un cri) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robin Aubert and released in 2010. [1] The film centres on a grief-stricken widower ( Michel Barrette) who unexpectedly digs up his dead wife's corpse and runs off with it, forcing his father ( Jean Lapointe) and son ( Patrick Hivon) to set off in an attempt to find him before he gets arrested or commits suicide. [2]
The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Charlotte Laurier, Micheline Bernard and Bénédicte Décary.
The film was shot in the spring and summer of 2009, in Vaudreuil and the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. [3]
The film premiered on September 10, 2010, at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, [4] before going into commercial release on September 24. [1]
Brendan Kelly of the Montreal Gazette wrote that "Aubert delivers some striking images along the way, including many of the province's seedier roadside motels. But a lot of this doesn't work, most notably the device of continually showing a gang of ghostlike figures that appear to be following Barrette's character around. There's more dysfunction here than you can shake a stick at, but for those of us who've seen more than our fair share of angst-ridden Canadian flicks, there's a sense of deja-vu all over again to this. The best thing here is the three actors. Barrette, best-known for light comic roles, is totally convincing as this heartbroken man, and Hivon is also good as a guy bent on self-destruction. But the standout is Lapointe, who is just wonderful as the grizzled old codger who has no patience with his neurotic son and grandson." [5]
Lapointe won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 13th Jutra Awards, and the film was nominated for Best Screenplay (Aubert) and Best Editing ( Carina Baccanale). [6] Although Aubert did not receive a nomination for Best Director, winner Denis Villeneuve asserted in his acceptance speech that Aubert should have been the winner. [6]
Crying Out | |
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![]() Film poster | |
French | À l'origine d'un cri |
Directed by | Robin Aubert |
Written by | Robin Aubert |
Produced by |
Roger Frappier Luc Vandal |
Starring |
Michel Barrette Patrick Hivon Jean Lapointe |
Cinematography | Steve Asselin |
Edited by | Carina Baccanale |
Production company | Max Films Productions |
Release date |
|
Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Crying Out ( French: À l'origine d'un cri) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robin Aubert and released in 2010. [1] The film centres on a grief-stricken widower ( Michel Barrette) who unexpectedly digs up his dead wife's corpse and runs off with it, forcing his father ( Jean Lapointe) and son ( Patrick Hivon) to set off in an attempt to find him before he gets arrested or commits suicide. [2]
The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Charlotte Laurier, Micheline Bernard and Bénédicte Décary.
The film was shot in the spring and summer of 2009, in Vaudreuil and the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. [3]
The film premiered on September 10, 2010, at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, [4] before going into commercial release on September 24. [1]
Brendan Kelly of the Montreal Gazette wrote that "Aubert delivers some striking images along the way, including many of the province's seedier roadside motels. But a lot of this doesn't work, most notably the device of continually showing a gang of ghostlike figures that appear to be following Barrette's character around. There's more dysfunction here than you can shake a stick at, but for those of us who've seen more than our fair share of angst-ridden Canadian flicks, there's a sense of deja-vu all over again to this. The best thing here is the three actors. Barrette, best-known for light comic roles, is totally convincing as this heartbroken man, and Hivon is also good as a guy bent on self-destruction. But the standout is Lapointe, who is just wonderful as the grizzled old codger who has no patience with his neurotic son and grandson." [5]
Lapointe won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 13th Jutra Awards, and the film was nominated for Best Screenplay (Aubert) and Best Editing ( Carina Baccanale). [6] Although Aubert did not receive a nomination for Best Director, winner Denis Villeneuve asserted in his acceptance speech that Aubert should have been the winner. [6]