| DIRECTOR: |
Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand,
Marie-Julie Dallaire, Arto Paragamian, André Turpin, Denis Villeneuve |
| SCREENPLAY: |
Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand,
Marie-Julie Dallaire, Arto Paragamian, André Turpin, Denis Villeneuve |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER: |
André Turpin |
| EDITION: |
Richard Comeau |
| MUSIC: |
Michel A. Smith |
| CAST: |
David La Haye, Audrey Benoît,
Marie Hélène Montpetit, Pascal Contamine, Igor Ovadis, Gabriel Fascon, Marc Jeanty |
| PRODUCER: |
Roger Frappier |
| FESTIVALS: |
Cannes |
| PRODUCTION: |
Max Films
5200 rue Henri-Julien, Montreal (Quebec) H2T 2E5
Tel.: 00 1 514 276-4499
Fax: 00 1 514 276-6544 |
| WORLD SALES: |
Malofilm Distribution
3575 Bd St-Laurent, Montreal (Quebec) H2X 2T7
Tel.: 00 1 514 844-4555
Fax: 00 1 514 844-1471 |
| ORIGINAL TITLE: |
Cosmos |
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P&B, 99 min., 1997 |
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scenes from modern
urban life in the view of six young Canadian directors, prize-winners at the
Director’s Fortnight, in Cannes/97.The title refers to the character who combines all
of the stories: a Greek taxi driver who likes to philosophize. It is he who leads the
spectator to the world of characters listening to and offering advice.These are types that
are most representative of human nature, presented in short stories. “The
Individual” is about a strange man who spreads terror in the city; “Jules and
Fanny” shows a couple who meet after five years of separation; “The
Technetium” speaks of a young cinema director who is to give an interview on TV;
“Aurore and Crepuscule” revolves around the conversation of a girl who had been
abandoned by her boyfriend on her birthday, with a much older man; “Boost” is
about two friends perambulating through the streets while they wait for 