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The Moving Statue
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'The Moving Statue' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Olivier Asselin and released in 1990.Gilles Marsolais, "Retour aux sources: La libert dune statue dOlivier Asselin". '24 images', No. 49 (Summer 1990). p. 47. An experimental black-and-white film inspired by the silent film era,[http://www.lienmultimedia.com/spip.php?article69347 " La libert dune statue dOlivier Asselin sera projet la Cinmathque qubcoise le 14 fvrier"]. 'Lien Multimdia', February 14, 2019. the film is presented as an old Egyptian silent film that has just recently been rediscovered, and is being translated to the viewing audience by means of a deaf lip reader whose sign language is in turn translated by the narrator; the silent film itself depicts the story of a young woman (Lucille Fluet) wandering in the desert, who attracts unwanted attention after she miraculously resurrects a man (Ronald Houle) who had been turned to stone.
The film's cast includes Serge Christiaenssens, Roch Aubert, Pierre-Charles Milette, Guy Provencher, Genevive Asselin, Andr Myron, Franois Roberge, Alexandre Daniel, Linda Paquet, Carole Bouffard, Pierre Brayer and Carl Bchard, as well as Olivier Asselin himself in a small role as Pyrrhon.
The film premiered at the 1990 Festival of Festivals.Peter Goddard, "Film festival turns focus on Canada: Patricia Rozema's White Room first up". 'Toronto Star', August 1, 1990. It was later screened at the 1991 Rendez-vous du cinma qubcois, where it was the winner of the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association qubcoise des critiques de cinma."La Libert wins Quebec festival". 'Ottawa Citizen', February 18, 1991.
After not being available for a number of years, a digital remastering of the film was screened in 2019 at the Cinmathque qubcoise.
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