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Rjeanne Padovani
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'Rjeanne Padovani' is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, written and directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1973."The rise of Denys Arcand". 'Montreal Gazette', March 21, 1987. It was his second narrative feature film as a director, but the first for which he was also the screenwriter.
An examination of political corruption,"Referendum led Quebec director to film about sex". 'Ottawa Citizen', February 16, 1987. the film stars Jean Lajeunesse as Vincent Padovani, a construction contractor with mafia ties who has just completed work on a major autoroute project, and is planning a major dinner party to thank the politicians who awarded him the contract. However, as the dinner approaches his plans are disrupted, both professionally by the launch of a public protest by several families whose homes were expropriated for the highway construction and personally by the return of Rjeanne (Luce Guilbeault), his ex-wife who is now married into the family of rival contractor Sam Tannenbaum (Henry Gamer)."Reflecting Quebec events through Padovani". 'The Globe and Mail', February 2, 1974.
'Rjeanne Padovani' and 'Wedding in White' were the only two Canadian films screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival."Le Monde calls Quebec film finest at Cannes". 'The Globe and Mail', May 17, 1973. The French newspaper 'Le Monde' called 'Rjeanne Padovani' one of the best films screened at the festival. The film was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1973.Betty Lee, "Seagull irritating, Summer Wishes soars, Slipstream not the expected blockbuster". 'The Globe and Mail', November 10, 1973.
During Quebec's Charbonneau Commission inquiry into corruption in the awarding of construction contracts in the early 2010s, the film received renewed attention with some media outlets calling it "prophetic".[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/368799/le-cas-rejeanne-padovani "Le cas Rjeanne Padovani"]. 'Le Devoir', January 19, 2013.
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