The Moving Statue
| The Moving Statue | |
|---|---|
| French | La liberté d'une statue |
| Directed by | Olivier Asselin |
| Written by | Olivier Asselin |
| Produced by | Martin Paul-Hus |
| Starring | Lucille Fluet Ronald Houle |
| Cinematography | Olivier Asselin |
| Edited by | Olivier Asselin Claude Palardy |
Production company | Amérique Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Moving Statue (French: La liberté d'une statue) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Olivier Asselin and released in 1990.[1] An experimental black-and-white film inspired by the silent film era,[2] the film is presented as an old Egyptian silent film that has just recently been rediscovered, and is being translated to the viewing audience by means of a deaf lip reader whose sign language is in turn translated by the narrator; the silent film itself depicts the story of a young woman (Lucille Fluet) wandering in the desert, who attracts unwanted attention after she miraculously resurrects a man (Ronald Houle) who had been turned to stone.[1]
The film's cast includes Serge Christiaenssens, Roch Aubert, Pierre-Charles Milette, Guy Provencher, Geneviève Asselin, André Myron, François Roberge, Alexandre Daniel, Linda Paquet, Carole Bouffard, Pierre Brayer and Carl Béchard, as well as Olivier Asselin himself in a small role as Pyrrhon.
The film premiered at the 1990 Festival of Festivals.[3] It was later screened at the 1991 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, where it was the winner of the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma.[4]
After not being available for a number of years, a digital remastering of the film was screened in 2019 at the Cinémathèque québécoise.[2]
References
- ^ a b Gilles Marsolais, "Retour aux sources: La liberté d’une statue d’Olivier Asselin". 24 images, No. 49 (Summer 1990). p. 4–7.
- ^ a b "« La liberté d’une statue » d’Olivier Asselin sera projeté à la Cinémathèque québécoise le 14 février". Lien Multimédia, February 14, 2019.
- ^ Peter Goddard, "Film festival turns focus on Canada: Patricia Rozema's White Room first up". Toronto Star, August 1, 1990.
- ^ "La Liberté wins Quebec festival". Ottawa Citizen, February 18, 1991.
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