Hunting the Northern Godard

Hunting the Northern Godard (French: Chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Éric Morin and released in 2013.[1] Inspired by influential film director Jean-Luc Godard's visit to the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec in 1968, the film centres on the developing relationship between Paul (Martin Dubreuil), a musician from Montreal who accompanied Godard on the trip, and Marie (Sophie Desmarais), a young woman from Rouyn-Noranda who becomes drawn into a love triangle between Paul and her boyfriend Michel (Alexandre Castonguay).[2]

Hunting the Northern Godard
Film poster
FrenchChasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi
Directed byÉric Morin
Produced byDavid Pierrat
Written byÉric Morin
StarringMartin Dubreuil
Sophie Desmarais
Alexandre Castonguay
CinematographyLouis-Philippe Blain
Edited byJonathan Tremblay
Production
company
Parce Que Films
Release date
  • September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30) (Hamburg)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The character of Paul was based on Pierre Harel of Offenbach.[3]

Dubreuil's real-life garage rock band Les Breastfeeders appear in the film as Paul's band Les Tragédiens. Godard himself is a minor character in the film, portrayed by musician Jean-Philippe Goncalves, and the film includes narration by playwright René-Daniel Dubois.

The film received five Jutra Award nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, for Best Art Direction (Marie-Hélène Lavoie), Best Costume Design (Caroline Bodson), Best Makeup (Maïna Militza), Best Hairstyling (Militza) and Best Sound (Yann Cleary and Martin Rouillard).[4]

References
  1. Brendan Kelly, "Chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi; Eric Morin is making his own new waves". Montreal Gazette, November 1, 2013.
  2. Helen Faradji, "Le trésor d’ICI TOU.TV : La chasse au Godard d’Abbittibbi". Ici Radio-Canada, April 19, 2017.
  3. Éric Moreault, "La chasse au Godard d'Abbittibbi: vivre sa vie". Le Soleil, November 2, 2013.
  4. "Jutra nominations light up screen scene; Top Quebecois films include Louis Cyr and Gabrielle". Montreal Gazette, January 28, 2014.
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