The Confessional
| The Confessional | |
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| Directed by | Robert Lepage |
| Written by | Robert Lepage |
| Produced by | Philippe Carcassonne David Puttnam Denise Robert |
| Starring | Lothaire Bluteau Patrick Goyette |
| Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
| Edited by | Emmanuelle Castro |
| Music by | Sacha Puttnam |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France United Kingdom |
| Languages | English, French |
The Confessional (French: Le Confessionnal) is a 1995 mystery-drama film directed by Robert Lepage.
The film is set in Quebec City, in two distinct time periods. In the present day, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) searches for his brother Marc (Pierre Goyette) to help unravel a family mystery. The mystery itself unfolds in flashbacks set against the backdrop of Alfred Hitchcock's 1952 filming of I Confess in the city.
The cast also includes Ron Burrage as Hitchcock, Kristin Scott Thomas as his assistant, and Jean-Louis Millette as Raymond Massicotte, Marc's lover who also holds the key to unlocking the Lamontagne family's secrets.
The Confessional won the Genie Award for Best Canadian Film of 1996, as well as the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time director. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
Cast
- Lothaire Bluteau as Pierre Lamontagne
- Patrick Goyette as Marc Lamontagne
- Jean-Louis Millette as Raymond Massicotte
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Assistant to Hitchcock
- Ron Burrage as Alfred Hitchcock
- Richard Fréchette as André Lamontagne
- François Papineau as Paul-Émile Lamontagne
- Marie Gignac as Françoise Lamontagne
- Normand Daneau as The Young Priest Massicotte
- Anne-Marie Cadieux as Manon
- Suzanne Clément as Rachel
- Lynda Lepage-Beaulieu as Jeanne d'Arc
- Pascal Rollin as The Parish Priest Laliberte
- Billy Merasty as Moose
- Paul Hébert as The Parish Priest (1989)
See also
- List of films featuring diabetes
- List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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External links
- The Confessional at IMDb
- The Confessional at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Confessional at AllMovie
- Canadian Film Encyclopedia
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