Beneath the Surface (2021 film)
| Beneath the Surface | |
|---|---|
| French | Le Lac des hommes |
| Directed by | Marie-Geneviève Chabot |
| Written by | Marie-Geneviève Chabot |
| Produced by | Marie-Geneviève Chabot |
| Starring | Laurent Sirois Jean-Pierre Sirois Stéphane Sirois Jérôme Sirois |
| Cinematography | Karine van Ameringen |
| Edited by | Natalie Lamoureux |
Production company | Les Films de l'autre |
| Distributed by | Les Films du 3 mars |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Beneath the Surface (French: Le Lac des hommes, lit. "The Lake of Men") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Marie-Geneviève Chabot and released in 2021.[1] An exploration of modern masculinity, the film centres on Laurent Sirois, a man who is on a fishing trip with his sons Jean-Pierre, Stéphane and Jérôme, who are all dealing with their complicated relationship after his separation and divorce from their mother largely removed him from their childhood.[2]
The film premiered at the 2021 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[1] It was later screened at the 2022 Canadian Film Festival,[3] where Chabot won the DGC Ontario award for best director,[4] and at the 2022 Festival de films d’auteurs de Val-Morin.[5]
It went into commercial release in June 2022.[2]
Critical response
André Lavoie of Le Devoir compared the film to The Shimmering Beast (La bête lumineuse), Pierre Perrault's influential 1982 documentary about male friendship on a hunting trip.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Le lac des hommes en première mondiale aux RVQC". Ici Radio-Canada, April 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c André Lavoie, "«Le lac des hommes»: la truite lumineuse". Le Devoir, June 10, 2022.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Canadian Film Fest to open with world premiere of Tehranto". Playback, March 2, 2022.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "In brief: Federal budget allocates $50 million to arts, culture, and heritage organizations". Playback, April 8, 2022.
- ^ Ève Ménard, "Explorer une masculinité vulnérable qu’on voit peu". Accès, April 13, 2022.