La Folie des Grandeurs opens
Éléphant ClassiQ festival on November
19
Danièle Thompson and Nicolas
Seydoux will be in attendance
World premiere of restored version of
Michel Brault's Entre la mer et
l'eau douce
MONTRÉAL, Aug. 24, 2015 /CNW
Telbec/ - Gérard Oury's irresistible comedy La Folie des
Grandeurs (1971) will open the 2015 edition of the Éléphant
ClassiQ film festival on the evening of November 19. First event of its kind in
Canada, Éléphant ClassiQ: films
that made cinematic history is a four-day celebration of the
splendours of restored cinema.
The screening La Folie des Grandeurs, a popular comedy
starring Louis de Funès, Yves
Montand and Alice Sapritch, coincides with the
120th anniversary of the Gaumont studio. The history of
the legendary production house with the daisy logo extends back to
the origins of cinema. Nicolas
Seydoux, its current president, and director Danièle
Thompson, co-screenwriter of La
Folie des Grandeurs and the daughter of director Gérard Oury,
will introduce the film.
Spotlight on Québec cinema
The first edition of
Éléphant ClassiQ will feature French-language movies. Québec films
figure prominently on the program. The world premiere of the newly
restored version of Entre la mer et l'eau douce (1967),
Michel Brault's first feature film,
will be shown. Many members of the film's cast, including Geneviève
Bujold, Claude Gauthier,
Robert Charlebois, Louise Latraverse and Denise Bombardier, will be present.
About Éléphant ClassiQ
Éléphant ClassiQ's mission is
to bring audiences the best restored films from Québec and abroad.
The festival will be held on November
19-22 in three Montréal theatres: the Imperial Cinema,
Salle Claude-Jutra at the
Cinémathèque québécoise, and Salle
Pierre-Bourgault at UQAM.
Éléphant ClassiQ's 2015 edition will focus on French-language
films, including restored films from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Vietnam, Africa and Québec. The movies will be shown
with English subtitles. The festival will also feature master
classes and opportunities to meet distinguished film industry
people. Young people will have a chance to discover restored
versions of classic movies on the big screen and the not-so-young
to relive cherished memories. The Éléphant ClassiQ festival is
presented in partnership with the Université du Québec à Montréal
and in cooperation with the Cinémathèque québécoise.
Visit our website: http://elephantclassiq.ca
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To watch our 30-second promotional video click here.
The full Éléphant ClassiQ program will be announced at a press
conference in October.
SOURCE Quebecor