1991 is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Ricardo Trogi and released in 2018.[1] The third film in his semi-autobiographical series after 1981 and 1987,[1] the film centres on Ricardo's (Jean-Carl Boucher) 1991 trip to Italy to pursue a relationship with Marie-Ève (Juliette Gosselin).[2]
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| Directed by | Ricardo Trogi |
| Written by | Ricardo Trogi |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert |
| Starring | Jean-Carl Boucher Sandrine Bisson Juliette Gosselin |
| Narrated by | Ricardo Trogi |
| Cinematography | Steve Asselin |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Frédéric Bégin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Les Films Seville, Entertainment One |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film finished 2018 as the year's top-grossing Canadian film,[3] and was named the winner of the Golden Screen Award at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[4] It received 16 Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, including Best Film.[5]
Plot
editIn 1991, Ricardo Trogi is 21 and studies cinema at UQAM in Montréal. His friend and “the woman of his life”, Marie-Ève Bernard, invites him to go in Italy to study Italian in Perugia. Determined, Ricardo accepts without hesitation.
After landing in Paris, Ricardo rides a train to Perugia, where he meets Arturo, a stowaway who earns his living by playing Like a Rolling Stone on guitar in the streets. On arrival, failing to find Marie-Ève, Ricardo accidentally loses his passport, money and letter of acceptance to the University of Perugia. Ricardo goes to the Canadian Embassy in Rome to get a new passport and emergency funds. In the meantime, he is unable to check into any hotel without a passport. While spending the night at the train station, he meets Arturo a second time.
Back in Perugia the next day, and having already missed two days of school, Ricardo is assigned an apartment with Mamadou, who is from Burkina Faso. After partying all night, Ricardo wakes up besides a Greek woman named Yorda. The next morning, Marie-Ève shows up, and explains she is sharing an apartment with Raphi, a Spanish student, with whom she leaves on a field trip to Florence. Ricardo stumbles upon Arturo once again and continues to see Yorda even though he still has feelings for Marie-Ève, only to catch her having sex with Raphi.
Ricardo confronts Marie-Ève about how he feels. He explains he only came for her and he doesn't care about anything else in Italy, that no ordinary friends would do this. Marie-Ève rejects his feelings kindly but Ricardo, tired, heart-broken and disgusted leaves without a word, leaving Marie-Ève feeling bad. The next morning, he decides to leave Perugia for good, but Yorda catches him and says a heartfelt goodbye, during which it is revealed her name was actually Georgia. On the train, Ricardo stumbles upon Arturo one last time while imagining Marie-Ève singing Like A Rolling Stone.
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 31 March 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Jean-François Talbot, Jean-Pierre Boies | Nominated | [6][4] |
| Best Sound | Michel Lecoufle, Sylvain Brassard | Nominated | |||
| Best Hair | Daniel Jacob | Nominated | |||
| Golden Screen Award | Won | ||||
| Prix Iris | 2 June 2019 | Best Film | Nicole Robert | Won | [5][7][8] |
| Best Director | Ricardo Trogi | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actor | Jean-Carl Boucher | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Sandrine Bisson | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Alexandre Nachi | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Christian Legaré | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Steve Asselin | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Sylvain Brassard, Michel Lecoufle | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Yvann Thibaudeau | Won | |||
| Best Original Music | Frédéric Bégin | Nominated | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Jean-Pierre Boies, Jean-François Talbot | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Anne-Karine Gauthier | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup | Virginie Boudreau | Nominated | |||
| Best Hair | Daniel Jacob | Nominated | |||
| Public Prize | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b "1991 – Film de Ricardo Trogi". Films du Québec. July 13, 2018.
- ^ "The Grizzlies to open Sudbury's Cinefest". Sudbury Star. August 29, 2018.
- ^ "2018′s top-grossing Canadian films, box office". Playback. January 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "« 1991 » : lauréat du prix Écran d'or aux Prix Écrans canadiens". Lien Multimédia. March 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "1991". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Marc-Andre Lussier (2 June 2019). "La Bolduc domine au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Marc-Andre Lussier (2 June 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2019.