MAELSTROM (Original title)
Date: 2000 (Copyright)Country: Canada (Quebec)Director: Denis Villeneuve
Production company billing: ©2000 Studiofilm Inc Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm presents a Max Films production [end] a film by Denis Villeneuve Produced with the participation of Téléfilm Canada, SODEC Société de déveleppoment des entreprises culturelles - Québec, Québec Crédit d'impôt cinéma et télévision - Gestion SODEC, Canada Programme de crédit d'impôt pour production cinématographie Dolby Digital In Colour 35mm [1:1.85] Subtitles
Synopsis: Drama. Bibiane Champagne is a model who has just inherited her mother's fashion empire, which she intends to run along with her brother, Philippe. However, Bibiane is suffering from clinical depression and the business is beginning to suffer. One night Bibiane, in a drunken stupor, knocks down a pedestrian. Surprisingly the victim manages to get up and walk away. The next day Bibiane, struck by the thought that she may have killed someone, tries to track down her victim. She eventually discovers that he did in fact die, and meets his son at the funeral home. She and the victim's son, Evian, begin an affair, while he is ignorant of the fact that she is the cause of his father's death.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 2000Country: Canada (Quebec)Release type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 95 mins Language: French
Title: Counter-narratives, class politics and metropolitan...Author: LONGFELLOW, Brenda Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article title ends "...dystopias: representations of globalization in Maelström, waydowntown and La Moitié gauche du frigo". On theories of globalization as a framework for reading contemporary Canadian cinema.
In: Empire n151 January 2002 Page: 128
Title: [Empire - n151 January 2002: no known title]Author: PETERS, Patrick Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Playback 22 Jan 2001 Page: 25,28
Title: Maelstrom puts on marketing push for OscarAuthor: YAFFE, Samantha Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On MAELSTROM's marketing agents' struggle to get members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to take notice of the Canadian selection for the 2000 Academy Awards best foreign-language film category.
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v51st 2001 Pages: 158-157
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v51st 2001: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Includes production/distribution contacts. Synopsis in German, English and French.
In: Playback 5 Mar 2001 Page: 8
Title: Eight Jutras for MaelstromAuthor: RICE-BARKER, Leo Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the Jutra trophies in this year's Prix Jutra awards where MAELSTROM did particularly well, winning in all eight categories for which it received a nomination.
In: Playback 05 Feb 2001 Pages: 1,17-18
Title: Maelstrom wins big at GeniesAuthor: DILLON, Mark Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: About being the winner of 2001 Genie Award. MAELSTROM was also Canada's official entry for Oscar consideration as best foreign film.
In: 24 Images n105 Winter 2001 Page: 49
Title: Au-dela des apparencesAuthor: LOISELLE, Marie-Claude Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Sight and Sound v11 n8 August 2001 Page: 51
Title: ReviewsAuthor: BRUZZI, Stella Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1294 2 Feb 2001 Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n1294 2 Feb 2001: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: MAELSTROM has won five pirzes at the Genie awards.
In: Positif n484 June 2001 Page: 46
Title: De A a Z notes sur les filmsAuthor: [G.V.] Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Playback 16 Oct 2000 Page: 17
Title: Turpin in a cinematic MaelstromAuthor: DILLON, Mark Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Andre Turpin talks about the cinematography of MAELSTROM.
In: Variety 18 Sep 2000 Page: 39
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: HARVEY, Dennis Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Playback 07 Aug 2000 Page: 4
Title: Maelstrom headlines Perspective CanadaAuthor: YAFFE, Samantha Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Perspective Canada boasts 15 world premiere feature films.
In: Cinema Scope n5 Autumn 2000 Pages: 81-82
Title: festivals: Montreal Film Festival: so long, and thanks for..Author: ANDERSON, Jason Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Part of a section on the 2000 Montreal Film Festival. "...all the fish: Denis Villeneuve on Maelstrom".
In: Screen International n1277 22 Sep 2000 Page: 36
Title: MaelstromAuthor: SEGUIN, Denis Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Playback 13 Nov 2000 Page: 2
Title: Maelstrom's Oscar bidArticle type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: MAELSTROM has been selected as Canada's entry in the best foreign language category at the Academy Awards.
In: Screen International n1225 10 Sep 1999 Page: 20
Title: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Date: 2000 (Copyright)Country: Canada (Quebec)Director: Denis Villeneuve
Production company billing: ©2000 Studiofilm Inc Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm presents a Max Films production [end] a film by Denis Villeneuve Produced with the participation of Téléfilm Canada, SODEC Société de déveleppoment des entreprises culturelles - Québec, Québec Crédit d'impôt cinéma et télévision - Gestion SODEC, Canada Programme de crédit d'impôt pour production cinématographie Dolby Digital In Colour 35mm [1:1.85] Subtitles
Synopsis: Drama. Bibiane Champagne is a model who has just inherited her mother's fashion empire, which she intends to run along with her brother, Philippe. However, Bibiane is suffering from clinical depression and the business is beginning to suffer. One night Bibiane, in a drunken stupor, knocks down a pedestrian. Surprisingly the victim manages to get up and walk away. The next day Bibiane, struck by the thought that she may have killed someone, tries to track down her victim. She eventually discovers that he did in fact die, and meets his son at the funeral home. She and the victim's son, Evian, begin an affair, while he is ignorant of the fact that she is the cause of his father's death.
Genre: Drama
Releases
Date: 2000Country: Canada (Quebec)Release type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 95 mins Language: French
Credits
(74)
©: Studiofilm Inc, Presented by: Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, Production Company: Max Films Productions, Produced with the participation of: Téléfilm Canada, Produced with the participation of: SODEC, Québec Credit d'impôt de Québec, Producer: Roger Frappier, Producer: Luc Vandal, Producers' Associate: Dominique Brunet, Floor Manager: Simon-Pier Bélanger, Production Manager: Renée Gosselin, Production Co-ordinator: Ida Durand, Production Accountant: Richard Gosselin, Location Manager: Sylvie Vincent, Post-production Co-ordinator: Sylvie Lacoste, Assistant Director (1st): Mireille Goulet, Assistant Director (2nd): Claude Dallaire, Assistant Director (3rd): Auree Tommi Lepage, Assistant Director (Additional 3rd): Henri Normand, Script Supervisor: Nathalie Bayle, Casting: Lucie Robitaille, Casting Assistant: Isabelle Ménard, Denise Charest, Screenplay: Denis Villeneuve, Script Collaborator: Yvon Rivard, Director of Photography: André Turpin, Photography Consultant: Conrad Perreault, Camera Assistant (1st): Daniel Guy, Camera Assistant (2nd): Sandrine Bechade, Stills Photography: Michel Tremblay, Fish Entity Created/Operated by: Maestro, Adrien Morot, Special Effects: Intrigue, Special Effects: André Laperrière, Graphics: Alain Dussault, Editor: Richard Comeau, Art Director: Sylvain Gingras, Supervising Set Decorator: Ginette Paré, Draughtsperson: Caroline Alder, Costume Designer: Denis Sperdouklis, Key Make-up Artist: Djina Caron, Make-up Artist: Daniel Jacob, Key Hairdresser: Daniel Perez, Hairdresser: Hanna Yee, Titles/Opticals: Serge Langlois, Lise Dagenais, Music: Pierre Desrochers, Music Collaborator: Nathalie Boileau, Music Recordist/Mixer: Geoffrey Mitchell, Sound Design: Mathieu Beaudin, Sound: Gilles Corbeil, Boom Operator: François Guérin, Sound Mixer: Louis Gignac, Post-synch Director: Jacques Plante, Post-synch Recordist: Daniel Bisson, Dialogue Mixer: Luc Boudrias, Studio Mixing Co-ordinator: Martin Cazes, Sound Editing Co-ordinator: Sofie Essiembre, Karine Monssen, Dialogue Editor: Carole Gagnon, Sound Effects: Jérôme Décarie, Sound Effects Recording: Jo Caron, Sound Effects Editor: Mathieu Beaudin, Sound Effects Editor: Antoine Morin, Sound Effects Editor: François Senneville, Stunt Co-ordinator: Stéphane Lefebvre, Stunts: Nathalie Girard, Stunts: Mike Chute, Dive Master: Ange-Albert Gauthier, Diver: Patrick Bouchard, Diver: Vincent Bouchard, Steve Vaillancourt, Helicopter Pilot: Jean Handfield
Cast
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Marie-Josée Croze (Bibianne Champagne), Jean-Nicolas Verreault (Évian Karlsen), Stéphanie Morgenstern (Claire Gundersen), Pierre Lebeau (voice of fish entity), Klimbo (Head-Annstein Karlsen), John Dunn-hill (fishmonger), Marc Gélinas (stranger in subway), Bobby Beshro (Philippe Champagne), Marie-France Lambert (Marie-Jeanne Sirois, 'L'Avenir'), Virginie Dubois (Sara), Daniel Turcot (infernal fishmonger), Luis Oliva (fishmonger employee 1), Darrell Lloyd Tucler (fishmonger employee 2), Léo Arguello (fishmonger employee 3), Martin Boucher (driver), Vuk Stojanovic (thief), Valentina Blagodatska (female thief), Zhen Hu Han (voice of Mr Koumsawout), Robin Aubert (fireman), Alexis Bélec (boy at party), Annie de Raiche (make-up woman), Sylvie Moreau (photographer), Alfonso Valles (car-wash employee), Irène Fossberg (1st Norwegian woman in sauna), Ragnhild Sveistrup (2nd Norwegian woman in sauna), Clermont Jolicoeur (Jean, one night stand), Paul Brian Impérial (Vietnamese waiter), Richard Fréchette (security guard), Khanh Hua (Vietnamese restaurant owner), Jean Chen (Vietnamese cook), Alejandro Moran (Miguel), Bélinda Hum (Bélinda), Jean Mustaki (policeman 1), Eric Lehner (policeman 2), Raymond Bélisle (friend with bad news), Jacques Lavallée (funeral home employee), Armand Vachon (funeral home old employee), Pierre Collin (priest), Diane St-Jacques (funeral home receptionist)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Canadian Journal of Film Studies v13 n1 Spring 2004 Pages: 69-83Title: Counter-narratives, class politics and metropolitan...Author: LONGFELLOW, Brenda Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article title ends "...dystopias: representations of globalization in Maelström, waydowntown and La Moitié gauche du frigo". On theories of globalization as a framework for reading contemporary Canadian cinema.
In: Empire n151 January 2002 Page: 128
Title: [Empire - n151 January 2002: no known title]Author: PETERS, Patrick Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Playback 22 Jan 2001 Page: 25,28
Title: Maelstrom puts on marketing push for OscarAuthor: YAFFE, Samantha Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On MAELSTROM's marketing agents' struggle to get members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to take notice of the Canadian selection for the 2000 Academy Awards best foreign-language film category.
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v51st 2001 Pages: 158-157
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v51st 2001: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Includes production/distribution contacts. Synopsis in German, English and French.
In: Playback 5 Mar 2001 Page: 8
Title: Eight Jutras for MaelstromAuthor: RICE-BARKER, Leo Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: On the Jutra trophies in this year's Prix Jutra awards where MAELSTROM did particularly well, winning in all eight categories for which it received a nomination.
In: Playback 05 Feb 2001 Pages: 1,17-18
Title: Maelstrom wins big at GeniesAuthor: DILLON, Mark Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: About being the winner of 2001 Genie Award. MAELSTROM was also Canada's official entry for Oscar consideration as best foreign film.
In: 24 Images n105 Winter 2001 Page: 49
Title: Au-dela des apparencesAuthor: LOISELLE, Marie-Claude Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Sight and Sound v11 n8 August 2001 Page: 51
Title: ReviewsAuthor: BRUZZI, Stella Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1294 2 Feb 2001 Page: 6
Title: [Screen International - n1294 2 Feb 2001: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: MAELSTROM has won five pirzes at the Genie awards.
In: Positif n484 June 2001 Page: 46
Title: De A a Z notes sur les filmsAuthor: [G.V.] Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
In: Playback 16 Oct 2000 Page: 17
Title: Turpin in a cinematic MaelstromAuthor: DILLON, Mark Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Andre Turpin talks about the cinematography of MAELSTROM.
In: Variety 18 Sep 2000 Page: 39
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: HARVEY, Dennis Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Playback 07 Aug 2000 Page: 4
Title: Maelstrom headlines Perspective CanadaAuthor: YAFFE, Samantha Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Perspective Canada boasts 15 world premiere feature films.
In: Cinema Scope n5 Autumn 2000 Pages: 81-82
Title: festivals: Montreal Film Festival: so long, and thanks for..Author: ANDERSON, Jason Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Part of a section on the 2000 Montreal Film Festival. "...all the fish: Denis Villeneuve on Maelstrom".
In: Screen International n1277 22 Sep 2000 Page: 36
Title: MaelstromAuthor: SEGUIN, Denis Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Playback 13 Nov 2000 Page: 2
Title: Maelstrom's Oscar bidArticle type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: MAELSTROM has been selected as Canada's entry in the best foreign language category at the Academy Awards.
In: Screen International n1225 10 Sep 1999 Page: 20
Title: INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English