Antigone
Free activity
In presence of guests
Québec cinema
This movie is presented with:
| From Book to Screen | Antigone | Tuesday, 21 April | 18:00 | Consult the activity |
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Québec cinema
presented by Hydro-Québec
By helping her brother escape from prison, Antigone confronts the authorities: the police, the judicial and penal system as well as the father of her friend Haemon. The brilliant teenage girl, on a spotless path so far, feels the noose tighten on her. But to man’s law, she substitutes her own sense of justice, dictated by love and loyalty.
In collaboration with Canadian Film Day
The screening will be followed by the From Book to Screen activity.
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Sophie Deraspe Membre du jury | Présidente du jury international | Réalisatrice et scénariste
It was visual arts and literature that led Sophie Deraspe to screenwriting and directing fiction and documentary films in which social and existential issues rub shoulders with formal audacity. Her filmography includes six feature films, including Antigone (2019) and Bergers (2024), both of which won Best Canadian Film in their respective years at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Antigone received remarkable critical acclaim and represented Canada in the race for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Bergers was a popular success in both Quebec and France before being distributed in several countries. Sophie is currently working on a…
Will attend:
- Tuesday, 21 April | 18:00 - Baobab - café de quartier