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Continental. A Film Without Guns
First feature film
year 2007 length103' 35 mm colour Country Canada
directed by Stéphane Lafleur
ScreenplayStéphane Lafleur
Cast Marie-Ginette Guay (Lucette), Gilbert Sicotte (Marcel), Fanny Mallette (Chantal), Réal Bossé (Louis)
Cinematography Sara Mishara
Production Micro-Scope Inc.
International Sales
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synopsis
A Man wakes up on a bus. Everyone has left. Night has fallen. He gets off the bus, and finds himself alone. The bus has stopped at the edge of a forest. On either side, the road is veiled by darkness. From the forest, he hears sounds –night time forest sounds. After much hesitation, the Man enters the forest, disappearing into the darkness.
Continental (A film without guns) features four characters whose lives will be affected by that Man’s disappearance. Lucette (Marie-Ginette Guay), his wife, who anxiously awaits his return. Louis (Réal Bossé), a young father whose relationship with his wife is going through confusing times. Chantal (Fanny Mallette), a hotel receptionist who dreams of sharing her life with someone else. And Marcel (Gilbert Sicotte), an ex-gambler confronted by the realities of aging. Although told separately, these stories end up intersecting and mirroring each other.
A bittersweet black comedy, Continental takes a playful look at individual vulnerability and the fragile link that connects us to our fellow human beings.
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