The Bitter Ash
A rather precious thing happened in Montreal in the mid 1970s. Canadian cinema had been dominated by the National Film Board since its formation in 1940, and the generally-perceived character of Canadian film was all educational documentary, and not a lot of fun. Directors such as Claude Jutra, Don Owen, and Gilles Groulx struck off on their own to make the first Canadian new wave fiction films (A tout prendre [1963], Nobody Waved Goodbye, and Le chat dans le sac [both 1964] respectively), on the back of independents like Sydney J. Furie’s groundbreaking A Dangerous Age (1959) and Larry Kent’s student feature The Bitter Ash (1963), but for all their youthful, semi-bohemian trappings, these were still quite po-faced affairs. Then came the “genial loser” films of the 70s, led by Owen’s Goin’ Down The Road (1970), and others such as The Rowdyman (Peter Carter, 1972) and Paperback Hero (Peter Pearson, 1973), for the...
A rather precious thing happened in Montreal in the mid 1970s. Canadian cinema had been dominated by the National Film Board since its formation in 1940, and the generally-perceived character of Canadian film was all educational documentary, and not a lot of fun. Directors such as Claude Jutra, Don Owen, and Gilles Groulx struck off on their own to make the first Canadian new wave fiction films (A tout prendre [1963], Nobody Waved Goodbye, and Le chat dans le sac [both 1964] respectively), on the back of independents like Sydney J. Furie’s groundbreaking A Dangerous Age (1959) and Larry Kent’s student feature The Bitter Ash (1963), but for all their youthful, semi-bohemian trappings, these were still quite po-faced affairs. Then came the “genial loser” films of the 70s, led by Owen’s Goin’ Down The Road (1970), and others such as The Rowdyman (Peter Carter, 1972) and Paperback Hero (Peter Pearson, 1973), for the...
- 2/20/2015
- by Tom Newth
- SoundOnSight
Many Montrealers don’t know about Cinémagique, a weekly movie club created by Peter Pearson which screens some incredible art-house and foreign language films before they even have a theatrical release. It is an event all movie lovers living in Montreal should be checking out on a weekly basis. Peter just sent me his fall lineup which is stellar. Starting with the latest from Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.) and ending with Roman Polanski’s Carnage, Peter chooses his films wisely. Here is the lineup announced so far, along with a few Tba’s. For more info, visit the official website for Cinémagique.
Café de Flore
Jean-Marc Vallée
Sept 19
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Restless
Gus Van Sant
Sept. 26
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Circumstance
Maryam Keshavarz
Oct. 3
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Marécages
Guy Edoin
Oct. 10
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Norwegian Wood (unconfirmed)
Aun Hung Tran
Oct. 17
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Winds of Heaven
Michael Ostroff
Oct. 24
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L’Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie
Eric Lartigau
Oct.
Café de Flore
Jean-Marc Vallée
Sept 19
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Restless
Gus Van Sant
Sept. 26
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Circumstance
Maryam Keshavarz
Oct. 3
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Marécages
Guy Edoin
Oct. 10
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Norwegian Wood (unconfirmed)
Aun Hung Tran
Oct. 17
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Winds of Heaven
Michael Ostroff
Oct. 24
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L’Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie
Eric Lartigau
Oct.
- 9/5/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Cinémagique and the Montreal Gazette are presenting a special advance screening of In a Better World, Monday April 11, at 7:00 p.m. at Cinema Du Parc. In a Better World (Original title: Hævnen) is the 2010 drama directed by Susanne Bier (After The Wedding, Brothers, Open Hearts) and written by Anders Thomas Jensen, which won the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.
April 11th, 2011
19h00 / 7:00 p.m.
Cinéma du Parc
3575 avenue du parc
in Danish w. English subtitles
119 minutes
Introducing Susanne Bier
by Peter Pearson
Susanne Bier may be my favorite working director. Certainly, both Brothers and After The Wedding held me in thrall. And now, she had won both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for her latest – In a Better World – our Cinémagique movie for next Monday night.
Though none of her movies are autobiographical,...
April 11th, 2011
19h00 / 7:00 p.m.
Cinéma du Parc
3575 avenue du parc
in Danish w. English subtitles
119 minutes
Introducing Susanne Bier
by Peter Pearson
Susanne Bier may be my favorite working director. Certainly, both Brothers and After The Wedding held me in thrall. And now, she had won both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for her latest – In a Better World – our Cinémagique movie for next Monday night.
Though none of her movies are autobiographical,...
- 4/10/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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