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Ville-Marie
- Director: Guy Édoin
- Writer: Jean-Simon DesRochers; Guy Édoin
- Producer: Félize Frappier; Roger Frappier
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Monica Bellucci steals the show...
Somewhat reminiscent of a bit of Almodovar and a little Lynch...
Édoin has borrowed heavily from his peers...whilst playing it down...to the point of tedium. There may have been some camp intentions...however, they never made it to the screen...unfortunately.
Dour...that's what this film is...it so needed an injection of levity. Watching a thoroughly miserable young gay man battling with his demons...without respite...takes its toll.
It is a bit like knitting a Christmas sweater...it plods on, new ideas and characters are introduced...and the result is not entirely satisfactory...Christmas sweaters never are.
With such obvious influences...from directors who rarely do mundane...Édoin does...to the detriment of the film.
We know it's a mad metaphor...but, whose Christmas sweater would you like to see?
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
An actress mother and her estranged gay son's lives intersect with those of two medical professionals after an unexpected tragedy, forcing secrets to be revealed and personal demons to be dealt with.
Cast & Characters
Monica Bellucci as Sophie Bernard;
Pascale Bussieres as Marie Santerre;
Aliocha Schneider as Thomas;
Patrick Hivon as Pierre Pascal;
Louis Champagne as Benoit Tremblay;
Frederic Gilles as Robert M.;
Stephanie Labbe as Danika Menard;
Marie-Evelyne Lessard as Dre Robillard;
Sandrine Bisson as Serveuse Bar;
Nathalie Gascon as Premiere assistante;
Mikhael Ahooja as Alexis;
Patrick Caux as Directeur photo;
Moe Jeudy-Lamour as Police officer;
Max Laferriere as Swimming Coach;
Tristan Laplaine as Thomas