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The Torrent (2012 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Torrent' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Simon Lavoie and released in 2012.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/torrent-simon-lavoie/ "Torrent, Le Film de Simon Lavoie"]. 'Films du Qubec', September 23, 2012. An adaptation of Anne Hbert's novella 'Le Torrent',Manon Dumais, [https://voir.ca/cinema/2012/10/25/le-torrent-la-mere/ "Le torrent : La mre"]. 'Voir', October 25, 2012. the film centres on the life of Franois (played by Anthony Therrien as a child and Victor Andrs Trelles Turgeon as an adult), a man who was raised by his devoutly religious and abusive mother Claudine (Dominique Quesnel).Brendan Kelly, "Dark, provocative story astonishingly powerful; Slow-moving tale brought to life by terrific cast". 'Montreal Gazette', October 26, 2012. Left deaf when his refusal to obey her demand that he enter the seminary to become a Catholic priest led Claudine to hit him on the head, he has continued to live in rural isolation, and struggles to establish human connection when he purchases Amica (Laurence Leboeuf), a woman being sold into slavery who is eerily similar to his mother in her youth.Jean-Franois Hamel, "Rcit dune dpossession / Le Torrent de Simon Lavoie". 'Cin-Bulles', Volume 31, Number 1 (Winter 2013). pp. 2225.
The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinma in October 2012.Chantal Guy, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/entrevues/201210/13/01-4582989-le-torrent-filmer-lindomptable.php "Le torrent: filmer l'indomptable"]. 'La Presse', October 13, 2012.
The film received six Prix Jutra nominations at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, for Best Actor (Trelles Turgeon), Best Actress (Quesnel), Best Art Direction (ric Barbeau), Best Cinematography (Mathieu Laverdire), Best Original Music (Normand Corbeil) and Best Sound (Luc Boudrias, Marcel Chouinard and Patrice Leblanc).[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/598138/jutra-15e-nominations "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tte des nominations"]. Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.
Plot summary
Cast
* Victor Andrs Trelles Turgeon as Franois
* Laurence Leboeuf as Amica / Claudine (jeune)
* Dominique Quesnel as Claudine
* Anthony Therrien as Franois (enfant)
* Marco Bacon as Colporteur
* Roger Blay as Clochard
* Normand Canac-Marquis as Proviseur
* Aubert Pallascio as Vieil instituteur
* Martin Desgagn as instituteur
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