Corbo
| Corbo | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mathieu Denis |
| Written by | Mathieu Denis |
| Produced by | Félize Frappier |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Steve Asselin |
| Edited by | Nicolas Roy |
| Music by | Olivier Alary |
| Distributed by | Les Films Christal |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Corbo is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, written and directed by Mathieu Denis.[1]
Based on a true story, the film stars Anthony Therrien as Giovanni (Jean) Corbo, the privileged but socially alienated son of wealthy Italian-Canadian businessman Nicola Corbo (Tony Nardi) and his wife Mignonne (Marie Brassard), who becomes radicalized after a chance meeting with two young activists (Karelle Tremblay and Antoine L'Écuyer) draws him into the Front de libération du Québec.[2]
Cast
- Anthony Therrien as Jean Corbo
- Antoine L'Écuyer as François
- Karelle Tremblay as Julie
- Tony Nardi as Nicola Corbo
- Marie Brassard as Mignonne Corbo
- Jean-François Pronovost as Frère de Jean
- Francis Ducharme as Mathieu
- Simon Pigeon as Jacques
- Maxime Mailloux as Alain
- Laurent-Christophe De Ruelle as Louis
- Jean-François Poulin as Robert
- Stéphane Demers as Professeur Lacasse
- Dino Tavarone as Achille Corbo
- Jean-Léon Rondeau as Directeur du collège
- Jean-Luc Terriault as Élève Gagnon
- Franco Montesano as Dino
- Sylvain Castonguay as André Lagrenade
- Thérèse Perreault as Thérèse Morin
- Jean-Simon Leduc as André
- Félix-Antoine Duval as René
- Jean Antoine Charest as Georges Ménard
- Richard Champagne as Policier
- Simon Chaussé as Lieutenant
Reception
The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] before going into general release in 2015.[1] It garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016, for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Tony Nardi) and Best Costume Design (Judy Jonker),[3] and 10 Jutra Award nominations at the 18th Jutra Awards.[4]
It was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2016.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Corbo: Disturbing portrait emerges of radicalized FLQ teen". Montreal Gazette, April 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "'Corbo': Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter, September 14, 2014.
- ^ "Room, Schitt’s Creek lead 2016 Canadian Screen Award nominations". National Post, January 20, 2016.
- ^ "«La passion d'Augustine» et «Corbo» nommes 10 fois aux Jutra". Canadian Press, January 25, 2016.
- ^ David Rémillard, "Chorus remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Le Soleil, March 19, 2016.