Marie-Julie Dallaire,
Arto Paragamian,
André Turpin
André Turpin (born 1966) is a French Canadian cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter.
Career
As a cinematographer, he has won over a dozen awards, including Canadian Screen Awards for Best Cinematography his work on Xavier Dolan's f ...
and
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, OAL (; ; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two ...
, the film is an
anthology
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of six
short film
A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...
s, one by each of the credited directors, linked by the common character of Cosmos (Igor Ovadis), a
Greek immigrant working as a
cab driver
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in
Montreal
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.
The film, made by a collective of then-emerging young directors, was considered an unofficial sequel to ''
Montreal Stories (Montréal vu par...)'', a 1991 anthology film by six more established filmmakers.
The film was Canada's
submission to the 70th Academy Awards for
Best Foreign Language Film, but did not make the shortlist.
It was also a shortlisted nominee for
Best Motion Picture
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at the
18th Genie Awards, but lost to ''
The Sweet Hereafter''.
Segments
*"Jules et Fanny" (André Turpin) — Fanny (Marie-France Lambert), a lawyer, reunites with Jules (
Alexis Martin), her ex-boyfriend who is fascinated by her new
breast implant
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s.
*"Cosmos et agriculture" (Arto Paragamian) — Cosmos and Janvier (Marc Jeanty) chase down two men who have stolen a cab.
*"Le Technétium" (Denis Villeneuve) — A filmmaker (
David La Haye
David La Haye (born April 19, 1966) is a Canadian actor.
Career
He began his career in films in Yves Simoneau's ''Dans le ventre du dragon'' opposite such veteran stars as Rémy Girard and Pierre Curzi. With piercing eyes and an intense phy ...
) nervously travels to a scheduled television interview with Nadja (Audrey Benoît).
*"Aurore et Crépuscule" (Jennifer Alleyn) — After being stood up by her boyfriend on her 20th birthday, Aurore (Sarah-Jeanne Salvy) meets an older man (Gabriel Gascon) who takes her out to play pool.
*"Boost" (Manon Briand) — Yannie (Marie-Hélène Montpetit) spends the day with Joël (Pascal Contamine), a
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late ...
friend anxiously awaiting the results of his
HIV
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test.
*"L'Individu" (Marie-Julie Dallaire) — A serial killer (Sébastien Joannette) tracks his planned next victim.
See also
*
*
List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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{{Canadian submission for Academy Awards
1996 films
Canadian drama films
Canadian LGBTQ-related films
1990s LGBTQ-related drama films
Films directed by Denis Villeneuve
Films with screenplays by Denis Villeneuve
Canadian anthology films
1996 drama films
1996 LGBTQ-related films
Films set in Montreal
Films directed by Manon Briand
French-language Canadian films
HIV/AIDS in Canadian films
1990s Canadian films
Films about taxis
Films directed by André Turpin