Chronique d'un cheval fou

Chronique d'un cheval fou
Directed byMichel Juliani
Produced byRaymond Gravelle
Starring
Music byJean Beaudet
Production
companies
Productions Lagauchet, inc.[1]
Release date
Running time
22 minutes[2]
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Chronique d'un cheval fou is a 1999 Canadian short drama film directed by Michel Juliani, produced by Raymond Gravelle, and starring Luc Durand, Nathalie Breuer, and Jean-François Pichette,[2] with a score by Jean Beaudet, about a couple whose strained relationship is put to the test when one of them interviews the other live on the radio.

Un film d'atmosphère, trouble, entre la fiction et la réalité.

— Franchie Grimaldi[3]

Synopsis

A radio host interviews her author husband live on the air. Over the course of their professional dialogue, the couple's relationship goes through a subtle deterioration. By the end of the allotted half hour, it's over.

Cast

This was Jean-François Pichette's first film since Le lac de la Lune (1994) directed by Michel Jetté.[4]

Production

Filming

Principal photography for Chronique d'un cheval fou took place in Montréal the week of 16 October 1998.[3]

Music

In 1999, director Michel Juliani approached Martine Carrière to be the solo vocalist accompanying the piano played by composer Jean Beaudet.[5][6]

Release and reception

Chronique d'un cheval fou had its world premiere at the 18th Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival,[7] in Rouyn-Noranda on 2 November 1999, presented by Juliani and Pichette.[8]

The film achieved a wider theatrical release in 2001 as the short accompanying Abdelkrim Bahloul's La Nuit du destin.[9]

Accolade

The short was nominated for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 20th Genie Awards (2000)[10][11] but lost to Moving Day.

References

  1. ↑ "Liste des productions québécoises considérées dans les structures de financement, selon le type de production, Québec, 1999-2000". Statistiques sur l'industrie du film (PDF) (in French) (2001 ed.). Québec (Québec): Institut de la statistique du Québec. August 2001. pp. 20–26. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 "CHRONIQUE D'UN CHEVAL FOU". collections.cinematheque.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Grimaldi, Franchie (16 October 1998). "Un étonnant musée de poupée". La Presse (in French). p. 14.
  4. ↑ Bilodeau, Donald Jr. "Jean-François Pichette". émissions.ca (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Artist : Martine Carrière". Elephant Records. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Artiste : Jean Beaudet". Elephant Records (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "LA DÉPÊCHE ET LE FESTIVAL". La Dépêche (Abitibi, Québec) (in French). 29 October 1999. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Laforce, Danièle (2 November 1999). "Ciné-Dépêche / Jour 4". La Dépêche (Abitibi, Québec) (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Ruer, Juliette (25 April 2001). "La Nuit du destin : Quartier chic". Voir (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Genies pick their frontrunners". Playback. 17 December 1999. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Genie award nominees". The Ottawa Citizen. 8 December 1999.