Rock Paper Scissors (2013 film)
Rock Paper Scissors | |
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French | Roche papier ciseaux |
Directed by | Yan Lanouette Turgeon[1] |
Written by | Yan Lanouette Turgeon, André Gulluni (consultant: Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne)[1] |
Produced by | Christine Falco[1] |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Québec)[2] |
Rock Paper Scissors (
The film features music by composer and performer Ramachandra Borcar[1] (also known as Ramasutra or DJ Ram).[6]
Plot
A young
Lorenzo is an old Italian immigrant on his last dime, walking the streets in search of scrap metal that he then tries to sell in order to survive. His wife Rosa Maria suffers from Alzheimer's and Lorenzo's goal is to fulfill the promise he made to Rosa Maria—to return her body for burial in Italy. His efforts at raising money for the trip are not enough.
Vincent, a doctor
Originally from France, Shaw Mue-Fan, known as "Muffin", is the common strand bringing these three men together. Well placed within the criminal organization, he is an
Their fates collide on the night of a lunar eclipse beginning with a new kind of Russian roulette.
Cast
- Roy Dupuis as Vincent
- Remo Girone as Lorenzo Fumetti
- Samian as Boucane
- Roger Léger as Normand Labonté
- Frédéric Chau as Muffin
- Fanny Maillette as Clara
- Marie-Hélène Thibault as Beverly
- Réjean Lefrançois as Jovial
- Louis Champagne as Bobby
- France Pilotte as Pierrette
- Victoria Zinny as Rosa Maria
Genres, style, and influences
Lanouette Turgeon and Gulluni had a hard time categorizing the film's genre themselves, the director saying the phrase "dark
The film's title refers not only to the game
The filmmakers, being great admirers of other films, in particular directors like
Production
Writing and casting
The director and his co-writer began working on Rock Paper Scissors after they had produced a pair of successful
The idea for the
To find an Italian
Roy Dupuis was on board as soon as he had read the script. He liked the idea of the film starting with an Aboriginal in the "Grand Nord" moving slowly towards the cosmopolitan city of Montréal where everyone is just trying to get by. Dupuis considers the film daring and genuinely poetic.[11]
In writing the story of Boucane and his trip with Normand, Lanouette Turgeon immediately thought of Roger Léger to play him.[14] Léger called it a great and nuanced character.[17]
Despite her long acting career, Rock Paper Scissors marked the first appearance by Marie-Hélène Thibault in a feature film. Her scenes as Beverley were shot in three days.[16]
Financing
Funding for Rock Paper Scissors was secured in May 2011,
Filming
Music
In addition to the score, the film features several other
Release
The film's world premiere was as the opening feature at the 31st
Home media
A DVD was released in Québec on 11 June 2013, in the original French with English subtitles.[1][23]
Soundtrack
A soundtrack album was released on 22 February 2013 from Semprini Records.[21] It is also currently available on Spotify[24] and iTunes.[25]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Le Nord" | 1:46 |
2. | "Ciseaux" | 3:04 |
3. | "Attente" | 2:20 |
4. | "Papier" | 2:20 |
5. | "Roche" | 1:00 |
6. | "L'église" | 2:03 |
7. | "Mon inuit" | 2:54 |
8. | "Un trois temps pour le cœur" | 2:23 |
9. | "Un corps avant l'autre" | 3:44 |
10. | "La livraison / Quatre roues" | 1:53 |
11. | "Roche-papier-ciseaux" | 4:50 |
12. | "La roulette" | 5:48 |
Reception
Commercial performance
Rock Paper Scissors was the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year in the Province of Quebec by mid August 2013, collecting $107,000 in box office receipts.[2]
Critical response
Shirley Noel calls the film daring and finds the script and its actors believable, and wishes that Samian and Léger's characters could have had a road movie feature on their own.[26] Philippe Michaud gives the film 4.5 stars, saying the film captivates from beginning to end, impressed by the fact that often not a word is spoken, the camera resting on the face of an actor whose expression says everything, like in a spaghetti Western.[27] Maxime Labreque says Lanouette Turgeon is a master filmmaker for managing the three interwoven stories, with different styles and film genres, the key to such a film being in its alternating scenes, timed, not systematically, but for the sake of better developing the stories.[3] Annie Tanguay gives the film a 7.5/10, saying that despite being "Hollywood" kind of genre film, it is not very predictable.[10]
Malcolm Fraser, writing for Cult MTL, says the director has a good command of suspense and atmosphere, opining that the film is at its best "in its quiet moments; the plot with Samian and Léger is the strongest, with the relationship between the two men building slowly and subtly". He is also impressed by the realistic portrayal of the criminal world, where characters regret their decisions yet feel they have no choice but to continue a life of crime. The film's main flaw is a common one, the interweaving of too many storylines.[28] Reviewing the film for Le Devoir, Odile Tremblay found the film well put together, despite a few unrealistic elements and missing linkages. The acting is exceptional, the camera work imaginative, and the sets alternately wonderfully kitsch or blood-curdling, while Ramachandra Borcar's score, here classical, there exotically themed, keeps the action going without overwhelming it.[13]
Brendan Kelly, writing for the
Accolades
- Jutra Award for Best Original Score (16th Jutra Awards, 2014) (Ramachandra Borcar)[31]
The film was also nominated for Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Score[32] at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, but lost to Enemy.
References
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- ^ a b Lemieux, Marc-André (12 August 2013). "Box-office: Démarrage difficile pour Hot Dog". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ ISSN 0037-2412. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b Duschesne, André (3 May 2012). "Tournage de Roche-papier-ciseaux : le coup d'envoi est donné". La Presse (in French).
- ^ "Roche papier ciseaux (Rock Paper Scissors)". The Fundy Film Society. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ a b Valenti, François (26 February 2013). "Ramachandra Borcar signe la bande sonore de Roche Papier Ciseaux". Caisse de son (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d Duguay, Alexandre (21 February 2013). "Yan Lanouette Turgeon / Roche papier ciseaux : Les jeux sont faits". Voir (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b Ramond, Charles-Henri. "[Critique] Roche Papier Ciseaux: sang mêlé". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Gaulin, Francine (1 April 2013). "Roche Papier Ciseaux... un jeu dangereux!". L'Indice Bohémien (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Tanguay, Annie (9 July 2013). "Roche Papier Ciseaux – En trois temps". Le Petit Septième. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Houdassine, Ismaël (21 February 2013). ""Roche papier ciseaux" au RCVQ: trois gars, trois destins rassemblés dans un film (PHOTOS)". Le Huffington Post Québec (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b Tremblay, Odile (21 February 2013). "Les 31es Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois s'amorcent avec Roche papier ciseaux". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Vallet, Stéphanie (17 February 2013). "Roche papier ciseaux: jeu de vilains". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b Kosta33 (22 February 2013). "Entrevue avec Samian, le rappeur algonquin qui a obtenu un rôle principal dans le film Roche Papier Ciseaux". 33MAG (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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- ^ a b "Roche papier ciseaux". Éléphant (in French). Quebecor. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b "2013/02 - ROCHE PAPIER CISEAUX (Fiche technique)". ROY DUPUIS EUROPE... & PARTNERS! (in French). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Basirico, Benoit (interviewer) (16 March 2014). "Ramachandra Borcar, québécois prolifique". Cinézik (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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- ^ Godin, Sandra (21 February 2013). "Tapis bleu: Roche Papier Ciseaux". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). QMI. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Roche papier ciseaux". Cinoche (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Roche Papier Ciseaux (Original Soundtrack) by Ramachandra Borcar". Spotify. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Roche-papier-ciseaux (Original Soundtrack) / Ramachandra Borcar". iTunes. Apple Inc. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Noel, Shirley (22 February 2013). "Roche Papier Ciseaux". Infoculture.biz (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Michaud, Philippe (19 February 2013). "Critique cinéma: "Roche, pierre, ciseaux"". Affaire des gars (in French). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Fraser, Malcolm (22 February 2013). "Film Friday: Sex and violence, Quebec style". Cult MTL. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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Lanouette Turgeon sait incontestablement créer un univers décadent et pervers à souhait, empruntant ici à Wong Kar-wai, là aux frères Cohen, dépeignant avec un étonnant aplomb le sombre tableau du désespoir humain. Toutefois, cette pluralité des genres devient peu à peu la faiblesse du film, car à force d'insérer des clins d'œil stylistiques, le film perd en cohérence ce qu'il gagne en cinéphilie. Par moment, on a l'impression qu'il s'étiole dans ce désir probablement assumé du cinéaste de toucher à tout, au point de devenir une sorte de mosaïque de citations cinéphiliques plutôt qu'une entité unifiée. Ainsi, la tonalité paraît inégale et l'effet coup de poing du rendu y perd au final. Mais là réside notre seul bémol pour ce beau premier long métrage, prémisse d'un réalisateur prometteur.
- ^ Nonveiller, Boris (23 February 2013). "Roche Papier Ciseaux: pas mauvais, mais pas vraiment bon non plus". Les Méconnus (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Cummins, Julianna (24 March 2014). "'Strong' showing from Louis Cyr at 2014 Jutra Awards". Playback. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ West, Rachel (15 January 2014). "Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniel Radcliffe and more score Canadian Screen Awards nominations". Words by Rachel West. Retrieved 22 January 2019.