King Dave is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by "Podz" (Daniel Grou) and starring screenwriter Alexandre Goyette and Karelle Tremblay. Directed as a single shot, it is based on Goyette's stage play of the same name.
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| Directed by | Daniel Grou |
| Written by | Alexandre Goyette |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert Jaime Tobon |
| Starring | Alexandre Goyette Karelle Tremblay |
| Cinematography | Jérôme Sabourin |
| Music by | Milk & Bone |
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| Distributed by | Les Films Séville |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $4.7 million[1] |
The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival. It was nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards.
Plot
editDave is a young man who considers himself to be a king as well as a strong man. When he sees another man dancing with his girlfriend, he sets out for revenge, walking and riding on a car and bus over nine kilometres on his way.
Cast
edit- Alexandre Goyette as Dave
- Karelle Tremblay as Nathalie
- Mylène St-Sauveur as Isabelle
- Moe Jeudy-Lamour as Ali
- Lise Roy as Vieille écolo
- Micheline Bernard as Dave's mother
Production
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Alexandre Goyette wrote the film, based on his play.[2] Director Daniel Grou, under his professional pseudonym "Podz", filmed King Dave in five unbroken shots, in five nights. However, all of the footage seen in the released film was taken in the fifth night of shots.[3] Podz said that unlike other "one-shot films" such as Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, this method was not to portray action in real time, but to portray the character narrating in real time.[3] Despite the challenges in the proposed project, producer Nicole Robert was eager to make it and raised a budget of $4.7 million.[1] Art director André Guimond then went location scouting, choosing an area of Montreal for shooting.[4]
Rehearsals took place for weeks before filming commenced. Difficulties on the fourth day caused all of the footage to be unused.[3] Twenty locations were used.[5]
Reception
editThe film debuted at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 14 July 2016 before a theatrical Quebec release on 15 July.[3] Critical reception was generally positive.[6] The Georgia Straight's Ken Eisner, reviewing the film in the Vancouver International Film Festival in October 2016, called it "highly kinetic" and fun.[2] Marc Cassivi gave it three and a half stars in La Presse.[5]
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| Canadian Screen Awards | 12 March 2017 | Best Overall Sound | Sylvain Brassard, Michel Lecoufle, Stephen De Oliveira and Nicholas Gagnon | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Sound Editing | Sylvain Brassard, Guy Pelletier and Christian Rivest | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Song | Camille Poliquin and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne, "Natalie" | Nominated | |||
| Prix Iris | 4 June 2017 | Best Visual Effects | Jean-Pierre Boies, Mathieu Jolicoeur, Jean-François Talbot | Won | [8] |
References
edit- ^ a b Vallet, Stephanie (9 July 2016). "King Dave: un pari risqué pour Podz". La Presse. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b Eisner, Ken (6 October 2016). "VIFF 2016: King Dave". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d Kelly, Brendan (11 July 2016). "Podz's King Dave: One-shot film premières at Fantasia". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Lévesque, François (7 July 2016). ""King Dave": le beau risque". Le Devoir. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b Cassivi, Marc (15 July 2016). "King Dave: pari fou relevé ***1/2". La Presse. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Roy, Marie-Josée (30 May 2017). "Gala Québec Cinéma: Alexandre Goyette se "câli..." de ne pas être en nomination". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Lauzon, Yan (1 June 2017). "Gala des artisans Québec cinéma: Xavier Dolan amorce sa récolte". Le Journal de Montreal. Retrieved 2 June 2017.