Octobre is a 1994 quebec movie directed by filmmaker and noted independentist pierre falardeau. Entretiens politiques avec pierre falardeau french paperback april 26 2017. Directed by controversial french filmmaker pierre falardeau, this is a decent film that could have been much better than what it turned out to be. Octobre is a film that recounts the october crisis of 1970. Octobre 1994 pierre falardeau, rene pothier synopsis.
With hugo dube, luc picard, pierre rivard, denis trudel. The performances are decent, however considering the subject this film could have been far. Pierre falardeau a scenarise ce film a partir du livre pour en finir. Falardeau creates a fictionalization of the events. An article from journal 24 images number 71, februarymarch 1994, pp. The narrative unfolds inside a house as they deal with the pressures and conflicts of the situation. Pierre falardeau and michel brault, the flq and the patriots. Pour quelques moments delvis gratton mais vraiment pas tout. Reactivating the brechtian idea of theatre as a site for the critical objectification of human choices, octobre 70 questions with harrowing rigour. Octobre association des cinemas paralleles du quebec. Although most the film takes place in this single location, falardeau shows a real knack for. The movie was cowritten with and based on a book by francis simard, who was one of the.
Political thriller made in quebec in 1994, written and directed by pierre falardeau, octobre witnesses its authors fascination for docufiction. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Martin genest adapted for the stage the script of the pierre falardeau film octobre, which the filmmaker had cowritten with one of the kidnappers, turning it into engaging theatre of observation. Resume du film le 10 octobre 1970, quatre militants du front. Falardeau creates a fictionalization of the events leading to the death of a f. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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