Le Banquet is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Sébastien Rose and released in 2008."Banquet, Le – Film de Sébastien Rose". Films du Québec, January 1, 2009. The film's original working title was Comme une flamme.Paul Journet, "Comme une flamme de Sébastien Rose : quand l’université s’enflamme". La Presse, November 2, 2007.
Set at an unnamed university in Montreal amidst the backdrop of a student strike over rising tuition fees, the film centres on Bertrand (Alexis Martin), an idealistic young professor who battles the university administration after it refuses to expel a problem student (Benoît McGinnis) who is being disruptive in Bertrand's class."Film casts much-needed critical eye on our universities; Fictional film paints schools as money pits with indifferent staff and students". Montreal Gazette, September 4, 2008.
Cast
Larissa Corriveau as Karine Benoît McGinnis as Gilbert Frédéric Pierre as Louis-Ferdinand Raymond Bouchard as Jean-Marc - Recteur Alexis Martin as Bertrand Catherine De Léan as Natasha Émile Proulx-Cloutier as Stéphane Maxime Le Flaguais s Marcel Yves Jacques as Rivard Paul Ahmarani as Réalisateur
Award nominations The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009:"Gross epic, Quebec drama lead; Genie Nominations". National Post, February 11, 2009. Best Supporting Actor: McGinnis Best Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc Best Overall Sound: Mario Auclair, Luc Boudrias and François Senneville Best Editing: Dominique Fortin and Carina Baccanale Best Sound Editing: François Senneville, Antoine Morin and Carole Gagnon It did not win any of the awards.
It received three Jutra Award nominations at the 11th Jutra Awards, for Best Actor (Martin), Best Editing (Fortin, Baccanale) and Best Costume Design (Ginette Magny)."11e Soirée des Jutra : les finalistes". La Presse, February 17, 2009.
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