Zie 37 Stagen is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Sylvain Guy and released in 1997. The film centres on an assassin who enters an elevator with a military general with the intention of killing him, only for the elevator trip to be more wild and fantastical than anybody but the elevator operator had imagined.
| Zie 37 Stagen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sylvain Guy |
| Written by | Sylvain Guy |
| Produced by | Marcel Giroux |
| Starring | Thierry Frémont Denis Mercier Dino Tavarone |
| Cinematography | Serge Ladouceur |
| Edited by | Claude Grégoire |
Production company | GPA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The film's dialogue is spoken entirely in a mashup of several different European languages.[1]
The film premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in February 1997,[2] and was later screened at the 1997 Yorkton Film Festival, the 1997 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, and in the Perspective Canada program at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
It won six awards at Yorkton, for Best of Festival, Best Comedy, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Direction.[4] At Cinéfest, it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.
It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 18th Genie Awards.[5]
References
edit- ^ Anabelle Nicoud, "Sylvain Guy : le noir au cœur". La Presse, September 6, 2008.
- ^ Alan Hustak, "Quebec-film fans have Rendez-vous to keep: Festival showcases local talent". Montreal Gazette, February 19, 1997.
- ^ "The Canadian perspective". Toronto Star, September 5, 1997.
- ^ "Journal". Playback, June 2, 1997.
- ^ Craig MacInnis, "Sweet on The Hereafter; Atom Egoyan movie leads Genie parade". Edmonton Journal, November 5, 1997.
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