Windigo (film)

Windigo
Directed byRobert Morin
Written byRobert Morin
Based onHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Produced byNicole Robert
StarringDonald Morin
Guy Nadon
Yvon Leroux
Richard Kistabish
Serge Houde
CinematographyJames Gray
Jean-Pierre St-Louis
Edited byLorraine Dufour
Music byBertrand Chénier
Production
company
Lux Films
Distributed byAllegro Films Distribution
Release date
  • September 1994 (1994-09) (TIFF)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Windigo is a Canadian dramatic film directed by Robert Morin and released in 1994.[1] The screenplay was based, in part, on Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness.

Plot

The film centres on a First Nations group in rural northern Quebec who have declared independence from Canada, and a journalist from Montreal who travels to their territory to cover the story.[2]

Cast

The cast includes Donald Morin, Guy Nadon, Yvon Leroux, Richard Kistabish and Serge Houde.

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Film award.[4] It was commercially released in November 1994.[1]

The film was one of six finalists for the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Windigo – Film de Robert Morin". Films du Québec, February 1, 2011.
  2. ^ John Griffin, "What If; Robert Morin's film Windigo takes a look at what might happen if natives in northern Quebec separated". Montreal Gazette, November 27, 1994.
  3. ^ Craig Macinnis, "Toast of Cannes lurks in the screenings shadows here: Gala audiences to swim with Whale Music, not squirm at Egoyan's Exotica". Toronto Star, September 2, 1994.
  4. ^ "Once again, Egoyan win means double happiness for directors". Vancouver Sun, September 19, 1994.
  5. ^ John Griffin, "And then there were six; Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois narrows field for top prize". Montreal Gazette, January 25, 1995.
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