Café de Flore
Canada, France
2011
129 Min
Color
2.35:1
French
Synopsis
A love story about people separated by time and place but connected in profound and mysterious ways. The film chronicles the parallel fates of Jacqueline, a young mother with a disabled son in 1960s Paris, and Antoine, a recently-divorced, successful DJ in present day Montreal. What binds the two stories together is love – euphoric, obsessive, tragic, youthful, timeless love. «C.R.A.Z.Y. had set a challenge that Café de Flore has managed to meet, with the difference that the latter film explores in greater depth the realm of fantasy, confronting new themes […] C.R.A.Z.Y. literally gave me the wings to fly up high, to push me to explore unknown territories. Café de Flore is the fruit of this flight I took». (Jean-Marc Vallée) –Venice Days
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Jean-Marc Vallée
(Montréal) studied Film at the Ahuntsic Collège and at the University of Montréal. In 1995 he made his feature debut with LISTE NOIRE (BLACK LIST) which was a roaring success with the public and was honored with nine Genie Award nominations. Ten years later, he returned to French-language features with the internationally acclaimed hit, C.R.A.Z.Y., selected for the Venice Days, distributed in over fifty countries and winning some twenty international festival awards – including the prestigious Best Canadian Film prize at the Toronto International Film Festival, 11 Genie Awards, 15 Jutra Awards, and the Golden Reel Award. In 2010 THE YOUNG VICTORIA, produced by Graham King and Martin Scorsese, won an Oscar for Best Costumes in 2010 and received nominations for Best Art Direction and Best Makeup. —venice-days.com
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Adam J.
31Dec12
From beginning to end, it keeps you entranced in the lives of others and their (in)ability to connect and understand each other. The film reveals itself slowly and patiently. Beautiful cinematography and fantastic talent. Highly recommended!
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VomVimVeedle
28Dec12
There was a sticker on the wall in the background that said "PEANUT BUTTER IS BETTER THAN POT".
Kristina Oss
22Dec12
This film raises a question - "do we really have a soulmate who is somewhere near by?" were we related to each other somehow in other lives? maybe there is a reason why we feel a strong connection to each other!? Very well filmed, Wonderful acting!
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Toronto 2011. Days Five and Six
By Dan Sallitt on September 14, 2011
A Russian surprise and a film by Rodrigo Moreno come out on top, with less successful efforts from Vallée, Friedkin and Pen-Ek.
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Deux histoires labyrinthiques dont on sort haletant
By hubertguillaud on November 8, 2012
On est prêt à pardonner beaucoup à ce film étonnant, labyrinthique et intriguant, même son mysticisme benêt (une simple comparaison aurait pourtant suffit, ce n’était pas la peine d’appuyer ainsi M… read review
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