VIC+FLO SAW A BEAR
[VIC+FLO ONT VU UN OURS]
by Denis Côté
Canada 2013 95 min. French original version with English subtitles
wed 20 nov 8:00 pm Caligari FilmBühne
Script: Denis Côté, DoP: Ian Lagarde, Editor: Nicolas Roy, Production: La Maison de Prod, Metafilms, Producers: Sylvain Corbeil, Stéphanie Morissette, Cast: Pierrette Robitaille, Romane Bohringer, Marc-André Grondin, Marie Brassard, Georges Molnar
Victoria, an ex-convict in her sixties, wants to start new life in a remote sugar shack. Under the supervision of Guillaume, a young, sympathetic parole officer, she tries to get her life back on track with Florence, her former cellmate with whom she shared years of intimacy in prison. Stalked by the ghosts of the past, their new life together is unexpectedly jeopardized.
"But slowly, Côté allows violence to re-enter the women’s lives. As in CURLING, there are echoes of the Coen brothers in the juxtaposition of eccentric humor and shocking cruelty, though the overall effect feels more coherent here. D.p. Ian Lagarde’s camerawork is beautifully composed, the editing sharp and sound design crisp." (Variety)
Biography: Denis Côté, born in New Brunswick in Canada in 1973, began his career producing and directing over a dozen low-budget shorts whilst also working as a film critic for the Montréal weekly newspaper Ici and as radio presenter for CIBL-FM. In 2005, he directed his first feature LES ÉTATS NORDIQUES.
Filmography (selection): 2005 LES ÉTATS NORDIQUES, 2007 NOS VIES PRIVÉES, 2008 ELLE VEUT LE CHAOS, 2009 CARCASSES, 2010 CURLING, 2012 BESTIAIRE, 2013 VIC+FLO SAW A BEAR
Awards: Alfred Bauer Award (Berlin International Film Festival, Germany 2013)
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