La Contemplation du mystère
2021 Canadian film
- October 15, 2021 (2021-10-15) (FNC)
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La Contemplation du mystère is a Canadian drama film, directed by Albéric Aurtenèche and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Emmanuel Schwartz as Éloi, a man who is returning to his small hometown in Quebec to partake in a group ritual commemorating his father's death in a hunting accident a year earlier, only to end up using psychedelic drugs such as DMT and ayahuasca in his quest to understand the event's meaning in his life.[2]
The film's cast also includes Gilles Renaud, Martin Dubreuil, François Papineau and Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse.[2]
Production on the film started in October 2019.[3] The film was originally slated to premiere at the 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma,[4] but was cancelled when the festival shifted from in-person to online screening due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec,[5] and instead premiered at the 2021 festival on October 15, 2021.[1] It opened commercially on October 22.[6]
The film was a nominee for the DGC Discovery Award at the 2020 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[7]
References
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Contemplation du mystère, La – Film de Albéric Aurtenèche". Films du Québec, October 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Alex Rose, "La contemplation du mystère: Finally, a film about hunting on psychedelic drugs". Cult MTL, October 21, 2021.
- ^ Lauren Malyk, "Metafilms gets to work on Alberic Aurteneche’s feature debut". Playback, November 13, 2019.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Quatre films québécois en première mondiale au FNC". La Presse, August 25, 2020.
- ^ Odile Tremblay, "Un FNC dans la tempête". Le Devoir, October 15, 2020.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "«La contemplation du mystère»: une chasse mystique". Le Journal de Montréal, October 16, 2021.
- ^ "In brief: Latimer, Deer among DGC’s Discovery long list". Playback, September 18, 2020.
External links
- La Contemplation du mystère at IMDb
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