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La bagatelle

Franie-Eléonore Bernier, Anne-Marie Bouchard et Julie Pelletier / 2015 / 10 min. / Canada / FRENCH

Synopsis

It is in Quebec, in a small town in the Abitibi, that a lady from Spain attracts the glances and judgments of the other inhabitants of the city. Flora does not have the language in her pocket, she speaks loudly, she disturbs, her personality will lead them, during a quiet afternoon, in a strange situation that will not finish talking.

Cast & Crew

  • Direction : Franie-Eléonore Bernier, Anne-Marie Bouchard et Julie Pelletier
  • Screenplay : Franie-Eléonore Bernier, Anne-Marie Bouchard et Julie Pelletier
  • Direction of photography : Julie Pelletier
  • Editing : Franie-Eléonore Bernier
  • Sound : Anne-Marie Bouchard
  • Mixing sound : Anne-Marie Bouchard
  • Interprète : Marta Saenz de la Calzada

Genre

Docufiction

Topics

Comedy, Cultural diversity, Women and feminism, Elderly

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Biography

Anne-Marie Bouchard

Anne-Marie Bouchard holds a Master's degree in Visual Arts from Laval University in Quebec City (1999). She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Film Production at Concordia University in Montreal (1995). His video works have been presented at public events and festivals, such as: Traverse Vidéo in Toulouse (2007, 2009, 2015), International Film Festival Ireland (2010), International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) in Montreal (2004, 2008), Instants video in Marseille (2014, 1999).

Julie Pelletier

Julie Pelletier has been director of photography for a few years. She likes to create a visual aesthetic that is both personal and appropriate to the type of project she is addressing. Since 2009 she has been director of several short fiction, documentary and experimental films. More recently she has tackled a first feature-length documentary produced by TV5. These works have been shot in several countries, including France, South Africa, Taiwan, Germany and Chile. Enriched by all these cultures, she continues to refine her art, all with the heart of Quebec's cinematographic milieu.

Franie-Eleonore Bernier

After completing an audiovisual technique at Cégep Limoilou in 2011, Franie-Éléonore Bernier began working at the MATV station and as a freelancer as a photo director, cameraman and video editor. It was during her participation as a director at cabarets of intensive short film creation in Quebec, Mexico, Chile and Belgium, that she discovered her mission as an artist. With her cinema, Franie wants to join people to get them to reflect on themselves and on the current society. Franie devotes her time to writing and all means of expression that can increase her artistic potential, her openness to the world and her sensitivity. All this, in order to serve the community with his works.

Filmography

  • 2014
    Confidences / 6 min.
  • 2014
    R pour ne pas céder d'un pouce / 9 min.
  • 2009
    Petites incursions entre les ailes des fées / 18 min.
  • 2008
    Échappée - A brief spell / 2 min.

Festivals

- 2015 -
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, USA

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