| The Great Darkened Days | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| La grande noirceur | |
| Directed by | Maxime Giroux |
| Written by | Simon Beaulieu Maxime Giroux Alexandre Laferrière |
| Produced by | Sylvain Corbeil Nancy Grant |
| Starring | Martin Dubreuil Sarah Gadon |
| Cinematography | Sara Mishara |
| Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
| Music by | Olivier Alary Johannes Malfatti |
| Production company | Metafilms |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English French |
The Great Darkened Days (French: La grande noirceur) is a 2018 Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux. Set during World War II, the film centres on Philippe (Martin Dubreuil), a draft dodger from Quebec who is living as a drifter and Charlie Chaplin impersonator in the United States. Despite its setting, however, the film makes use of some deliberate anachronisms, including a scene where R.E.M.'s contemporary song "Everybody Hurts" plays on the radio.
The film's cast also includes Sarah Gadon, Cody Fern, Luzer Twersky, Romain Duris, Reda Kateb and Lise Roy.
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 31 March 2019 | Best Motion Picture | Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Maxime Giroux | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Martin Dubreuil | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Sarah Gadon | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Sara Mishara | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction/Production Design | Patricia McNeil | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Won | ||||
| Best Sound Editing | Frédéric Cloutier | Won | |||
| Prix Iris | 2 June 2019 | Best Film | Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Maxime Giroux | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Sylvain Dion, Patricia McNeil | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Sara Mishara | Won | |||
| Best Sound | Luc Boudrias, Frédéric Cloutier, Stephen De Oliveira | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo | Nominated | |||
| Best Music | Olivier Alary | Nominated | |||
| Best Costumes | Patricia McNeil | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Dolan à la tête de la cohorte québécoise au TIFF". Le Devoir. August 2, 2018.
- "The Great Darkened Days is an expansive and expensive movie". Cult MTL. January 23, 2019.
- "TIFF 2018: Rob Stewart, Denys Arcand, Jennifer Baichwal films among Canadian titles". Now. August 1, 2018.
- Barry Hertz, "2019 Canadian Screen Awards lean toward Quebec and the obscure, and thank goodness for that". The Globe and Mail, February 7, 2019.
- "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- Marc-Andre Lussier (2 June 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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