The Demons (French: Les Démons) is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Philippe Lesage.[2]
| The Demons | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | Les Démons |
| Directed by | Philippe Lesage |
| Written by | Philippe Lesage |
| Produced by | Philippe Lesage Galilé Marion-Gauvin |
| Starring | Édouard Tremblay-Grenier Laurent Lucas Pascale Bussières |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
| Music by | Pye Corner Audio[1] |
Production companies | Les Films de l'Autre Productions Unité centrale |
| Distributed by | FunFilm Distribution Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Based in part on Lesage's own childhood, the film stars Édouard Tremblay-Grenier as Félix, a ten-year-old boy living with his family in a quiet suburb of Montreal who is prone to excessive worry.[3] As a series of child abductions begins to grip the town, however, his vague and needless fears begin to give way to something much more real.[4]
The film's cast also includes Laurent Lucas, Pascale Bussières, Victoria Diamond, Vassili Schneider, Sarah Mottet, Théodore Pellerin, Bénédicte Décary and Pier-Luc Funk.[3]
The film was shot in August/September 2014 in Montreal and vicinity.[1]
The film premiered in September 2015 at the San Sebastian Film Festival.[4] It was released in the province of Quebec (on 8 screens) on 30 October 2015.[1] In December, the film was announced as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten screening series of the ten best Canadian films of the year.[5]
The film was nominated for the 2016 Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award at the Gothenburg Film Festival.[6]
Tremblay-Grenier reprised his role as Félix in a segment of Lesage's 2018 film Genesis (Genèse).[7]
Awards and nominations
edit- 2015: Critic Award (AQCC) for Best Film, International Competition, Festival of New Cinema, 2015
- 2016: Canada's Top Ten, Toronto International Film Festival
- 2016: Nomination for Best Film, Gala du Cinema Quebecois
- 2016: Nomination for Best Director, Gala du Cinéma Québécois
- 2016: Gilles-Carles Award for Best First or Second feature fiction film
- 2016: Luc-Perreault Award / AQCC for Best Film from Quebec
- 2016: Nomination for Best Motion Picture, Canadian Screen Awards
- 2016: Nomination for Best achievement in Directing, Canadian Screen Awards
- 2016: Nomination for The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award
- 2016: Titanic Award for Best Film, International Competition, Budapest
- 2016: Golden Gate New Director Prize, San Francisco International Film Festival
References
edit- ^ a b c "Démons, Les – Film de Philippe Lesage". Films du Québec. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Philippe Lesage explores his childhood fears in Les Démons". Montreal Gazette, October 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "'The Demons' ('Les Demons'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter, September 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "San Sebastian Film Review: ‘The Demons’". Variety, September 26, 2015.
- ^ "TIFF reveals Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival line-up". The Globe and Mail, December 8, 2015.
- ^ "And the nominees are..." Göteborg Film Festival. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Film Review: ‘Genesis’". Variety, August 8, 2018.
External links
edit- The Demons at IMDb