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Laurentia (film)
Laurentia (French: Laurentie) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie and released in 2011.[1] A meditation on Québécois identity which draws its title from the philosophical concept of Laurentie that was an early precursor to the contemporary Quebec sovereignty movement,[2] the film stars Emmanuel Schwartz as Louis Desprès, an audiovisual technician in Montreal who sinks into a malaise of depression and identity crisis as he becomes increasingly distrustful and suspicious of his new anglophone immigrant neighbour Jay Kashyap (Jade Hassouné).[3] The film's cast also includes Eugénie Beaudry, Guillaume Cyr, Martin Boily and Simon Gfeller.[4] The film was screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Market as part of Telefilm Canada's annual Perspectives Canada program,[5] and had its public premiere at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[6] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2011 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[7] The film faced some controversy for a scene which featured the lead character masturbating.[1] AwardsThe film won the award for Best International Film at the 2012 Raindance Film Festival,[8] and Denis and Lavoie won the award for best director at the 2012 Polar Lights film festival in Saint Petersburg.[9] References
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