| Le Banquet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sébastien Rose |
| Written by | Sébastien Rose Hubert-Yves Rose |
| Produced by | Pierre Even |
| Starring | Alexis Martin Raymond Bouchard Benoît McGinnis Catherine De Léan |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
| Edited by | Carina Baccanale Dominique Fortin |
| Production company | Cirrus Communications |
| Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Le Banquet is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Sébastien Rose and released in 2008. The film's original working title was Comme une flamme.
Set at an unnamed university in Montreal amidst the backdrop of a student strike over rising tuition fees, the film centres on Bertrand (Alexis Martin), an idealistic young professor who battles the university administration after it refuses to expel a problem student (Benoît McGinnis) who is being disruptive in Bertrand's class.
The film's cast also includes Raymond Bouchard, Frédéric Pierre, Catherine De Léan, Pierre-Antoine Lasnier, Yves Jacques, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Larissa Corriveau, Paul Savoie, Maxime Le Flaguais and Paul Ahmarani.
Cast
- Larissa Corriveau as Karine
- Benoît McGinnis as Gilbert
- Frédéric Pierre as Louis-Ferdinand
- Raymond Bouchard as Jean-Marc - Recteur
- Alexis Martin as Bertrand
- Catherine De Léan as Natasha
- Émile Proulx-Cloutier as Stéphane
- Maxime Le Flaguais s Marcel
- Yves Jacques as Rivard
- Paul Ahmarani as Réalisateur
Award nominations
The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009:
- Best Supporting Actor: McGinnis
- Best Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc
- Best Overall Sound: Mario Auclair, Luc Boudrias and François Senneville
- Best Editing: Dominique Fortin and Carina Baccanale
- Best Sound Editing: François Senneville, Antoine Morin and Carole Gagnon
It did not win any of the awards.
It received three Jutra Award nominations at the 11th Jutra Awards, for Best Actor (Martin), Best Editing (Fortin, Baccanale) and Best Costume Design (Ginette Magny).
References
- "Banquet, Le – Film de Sébastien Rose". Films du Québec, January 1, 2009.
- Paul Journet, "Comme une flamme de Sébastien Rose : quand l’université s’enflamme". La Presse, November 2, 2007.
- "Film casts much-needed critical eye on our universities; Fictional film paints schools as money pits with indifferent staff and students". Montreal Gazette, September 4, 2008.
- "Gross epic, Quebec drama lead; Genie Nominations". National Post, February 11, 2009.
- "11e Soirée des Jutra : les finalistes". La Presse, February 17, 2009.
External links
- Le Banquet at IMDb