The Festival du nouveau cinema de Montréal and Sphère Films unveiled on Tuesday that the first feature film by Charlotte Le Bon, Falcon Lakewill open the 51e edition of the Festival, on October 5, at the Imperial Cinema.
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Presented as a world premiere during the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival, the film stars Sarah Montpetit, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Monia Chokri and the young actor Joseph Engel. “Very nice initiatory story, this intimate and poetic film was treated to an exceptional reception at the Directors’ Fortnight”, wrote our columnist Marc Cassivi, last May.
Falcon Lake is loosely adapted from the graphic novel A sister by Bastien Vives. The film received an enthusiastic reception during its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight last May. Actress and visual artist, Charlotte Le Bon explored painting, drawing and lithography, before turning to directing. She wrote and directed her first short film Judith Hotel, in 2018, also presented at Cannes.
The 51e edition of the Festival du nouveau cinema (FNC) will take place in Montreal from October 5 to 16. The full program will be unveiled on September 20. Falcon Lake hits theaters in Canada on October 14.