The Cat in the Bag
The Cat in the Bag | |
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French | Le chat dans le sac |
Directed by | Gilles Groulx |
Written by | Gilles Groulx |
Produced by | Jacques Bobet |
Starring | Claude Godbout Barbara Ulrich Pierre Maheu Jean V. Dufresne Paul-Marie Lapointe Jean-Paul Bernier Manon Blain André Leblanc Véronique Vilbert |
Cinematography | Jean-Claude Labrecque |
Edited by | Gilles Groulx |
Music by | John Coltrane |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Pathé Contemporary Films Impact Films (US, subtitled) |
Release date | 1964 |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Budget | $45,982[1] |
The Cat in the Bag (French: Le chat dans le sac) is a 1964 drama film by Gilles Groulx, which played a seminal role in the development of Quebec cinema. The film's themes, improvisational style, hand-held camera work and evocative music signalled the emergence of a new generation of Quebec films and filmmakers.[2][3]
The film mixes
Cast
- Barbara Ulrich as Barbara
- Claude Godbout as Claude
- Manon Blain as Manon J'sais-pas-qui
- Véronique Vilbert as Véronique
- Jean-Paul Bernier as Jean-Paul
- André Leblanc as Toulouse
- Paul-Marie Lapointe as Messieurs – ont joué trois personages
- Jean-V. Dufresne as Messieurs – ont joué trois personages (as Jean V. Dufresne)
- Pierre Maheu as Messieurs – ont joué trois personages
Production
In 1963,
Critical response
Critic Robert Daudelin stated: "At last we were confronted by a film which really belonged to us, one in which we were happy to recognize ourselves and see ourselves close up. [It] was (and remains) the image of our most recent awakenings".[4]
It received the Grand Prix at the 1964
It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[7]
See also
- Blue World, a 2019 album featuring John Coltrane's recordings for this soundtrack
References
- ^ a b Evans 1991, p. 94.
- ^ a b "Le Chat Dans Le Sac (1964)". Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ a b Loiselle, Andre (June–September 2004). "Le Chat dans le sac". Take One. Canadian Independent Film & Television Publishing Association.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Chat dans le sac, Le". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. with excerpts from Take One’s Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "The Cat in the Bag". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". Cinema Canada, September 1968.
- ^ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, 6 September 1984.
Works cited
- Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. ISBN 0802027849.
External links
- The Cat in the Bag at IMDb
- Watch the French-language (with English subtitles) version The Cat in the Bag and the original French-language version at NFB.ca