Alexander Odyssey
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| French | Alexandre le fou |
| Directed by | Pedro Pires |
| Written by | Pedro Pires Josiane Lapointe |
| Produced by | Pedro Pires Sylvia de Angelis |
| Cinematography | Pedro Pires |
| Edited by | Pedro Pires Sophie Leblond Sylvia de Angelis |
| Music by | Sylvain Brassard Gaël Poisson Lemay |
Production company | Pedro Pires Films |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Alexander Odyssey (French: Alexandre le fou) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2019.[1] The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival on September 15, 2019, before premiering commercially on September 20.[2]
Plot
The film centres on Alexandre Demard, a man who is at a new crossroads in his life 15 years after first experiencing a mental breakdown which led to his being diagnosed with schizophrenia.[3]
Awards
The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Pires) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Pires, Sophie Leblond and Sylvia de Angelis).[4] It also received four Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary and Best Sound in a Documentary.[5] It won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing.[6]
References
- ^ François Lévesque, "Alexandre le fou". Le Devoir, September 21, 2019.
- ^ Cédric Bélanger, "Normal parmi les fous, fou parmi les normaux". Le Journal de Québec, September 15, 2019.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Alexandre le fou : quelques miettes de folie". La Presse, September 20, 2019.
- ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
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