2008 Program guide - Victoria Film Festival

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COWARDICE (LA LÂCHÉTE) EGG FACTORY
DIRECTOR: MARC GISAILLON
QUEBEC
2007 102 MINUTES 35MM
PRODUCER: CHRISTINE FALCO
WRITER: MARC GISAILLON
BC Premiere
Conrad is a gravedigger and family man who’s badly married. When he
meets a beautiful woman by chance at a dance hall, his life is fl ipped
upside down, and he fi nds himself at the center of a reprehensible act
that involves abducting the young daughter of a local businessman.
Liberally inspired by a real event that shook Quebec in the 1960’s,
Cowardice recounts how a man, who could have had a quiet life,
slowly slips into a dark world due to lack of courage and remorse
that leave him overwhelmed. Extremely well written and acted, and
shot beautifully in rural Quebec, Cowardice is a dramatic feature that
delves deeply into one man’s soul and conscience. Set during the Quiet
Revolution in 1962, it features characters with depth and history, and
this terrifi c Quebecois fi lm is a worthy addition to the abundance of
high quality feature fi lms emanating from the province.
Screened with
JEU
Georges Schwizgebel Canada / Switzerland 3.5 minutes
A metaphor for modern life’s non stop hustle and bustle and a series
of shapes trick the senses again as they swirl and twist a playful
dance. All the world is a stage and everyone a player, including the
fi lmmaker himself.
Sunday • February 3 • Capitol 6 - 6 • 2:15 PM
DIRECTOR: WILLIAM FRUET
VICTORIA, BC
2008 90 MINUTES DIGIBETA
PRODUCERS: PAUL RAYMAN, DON ENRIGHT
WRITER: RAY HARTUNG
World Premiere
When boy genius Matt Hanson comes across two plots that can both
be used for evil, and that will put his girlfriend in harm’s way, he teams
up with his uncle, a former football great, to create one of cinema’s
fi nest brain-and-brawn combinations. Working as a fellow at the world’s
foremost research facility, Matt is on to something big, and he and his
uncle must foil the plot to steal young Matt’s research before it is too
late. Up against an equally dire deadline, Matt and his uncle must save
the girl and get her and her family out of harm’s way for good.
This thriller from Canadian director William Fruet, who wrote the
seminal Canadian fi lm Goin’ Down The Road, is fi lled with plot twists
and comedic elements, while never losing focus on the two primary
goals of the protagonists. Shot in and around Victoria, the fi lm has
plenty of familiar images, and features several established and
up-and-coming Canadian actors.
Thursday • February 7 • Odeon • 9:30 PM