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The Meteor (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Meteor' is a Canadian dramatic docufiction film, directed by Franois Delisle and released in 2013.T'cha Dunlevy, "An intimate portrait of the lives touched by a life behind bars". 'Montreal Gazette', March 8, 2013. The film centres on the experiences of Pierre, a man who is serving a 14-year prison sentence for manslaughter after accidentally killing a woman while driving under the influence, and his interactions with his mother, his ex-girlfriend Suzanne, a prison guard and a cellmate.T'cha Dunlevy, "Unlocking the emotions of being locked up; Despite never having been to prison, Le Meteore's director-star Francois Delisle weaves a personal film about incarceration". 'Montreal Gazette', March 8, 2013.
To heighten the sense of Pierre's dislocation and isolation, none of the main characters in the film are voiced by the same actors who appear on screen. Pierre is physically performed by Delisle himself, and voiced by Franois Papineau; Delisle's real-life mother, Jacqueline Courtemanche, appears as Pierre's mother while the character is voiced by Andre Lachapelle; Suzanne is portrayed by Nomie Godin-Vigneau and voiced by Dominique Leduc; the prison guard is portrayed by Laurent Lucas and voiced by Stephane Jacques; Pierre's cellmate Max is played by Dany Boudreault, and voiced by Pierre-Luc Lafontaine.
Production
The film had its origins in a creative collaboration between Delisle and photographer Anouk Lessard, in which Lessard took five photographs around which Delisle would write text. Each of the five texts he wrote appears in the film as a monologue.Mlanie Marquis, "Le meteore et son impact sur Franois Delisle". Canadian Press, March 7, 2013.
Distribution
The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival,"Le meteore du cineaste quebecois Franois Delisle sera presente Sundance". Canadian Press, November 30, 2012. and was later screened in the Forum section at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival."Le meteore la Berlinale". Canadian Press, January 16, 2013. It had its Canadian commercial premiere on March 8, 2013.
Awards
Delisle received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014,Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/awards/canadian-academy-unveils-nominees-/5065309.article "Canadian Academy unveils nominees"]. 'Screen Daily', January 13, 2014. and the film won the Prix Luc-Perreault from the Association qubcoise des critiques de cinma.Martin Morin, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2014/02/26/une-soiree-digne-delvis-gratton "Une soire digne d'Elvis Gratton"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', February 26, 2014.
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