The Party (1990 film)

The Party
	Le Party
Directed by	Pierre Falardeau
Produced by	Bernadette Payeur
Written by	Pierre Falardeau
Starring	Charlotte Laurier; Julien Poulin; Gildor Roy
Music by	Richard Desjardins; Gaston Gagnon
Cinematography	Alain Dostie
Edited by	Michel Arcand
Production; company	Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles
Distributed by	Cinexus/Famous Players
Release date	February 2, 1990;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Box office	C$525,000 (Canada)[1]

The Party (French: Le Party) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Pierre Falardeau and released in 1990.[2] Loosely based on the prison experiences of convicted Front de libération du Québec terrorist Francis Simard, the film centres on the annual party at the St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary in Laval, Quebec,[3] where a group of prison inmates get to enjoy outside entertainment.[4]

The film's cast includes Charlotte Laurier, Julien Poulin, André Doucet, Gildor Roy, Angèle Coutu, Jacques Desrosiers, Louise Laprade and Alexis Martin.

The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991, for Best Supporting Actor (Poulin), Best Screenplay (Falardeau), Best Costume Design (Andrée Morin) and Best Editing (Michel Arcand).[5]

References

"Canadian Films At Home". Variety. November 19, 1990. p. 56.
"Shocking Canadian film based on real-life prison". Ottawa Citizen, September 12, 1990.
"Party in hoosegaw captures carnality". Toronto Star, November 23, 1990.
"'I'm savage and tender, maybe at the same time': Although genial and accommodating, Montreal's Pierre Falardeau is a filmmaker of the uncompromising school. Le Party is his first full-length drama, and its rawness continues to rouse controversy". The Globe and Mail, November 23, 1990.
"Genie candidates announced". Edmonton Journal, October 10, 1991.

External links

The Party on IMDb

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[Cangross-1] "Canadian Films At Home". Variety. November 19, 1990. p. 56.

[2] "Shocking Canadian film based on real-life prison". Ottawa Citizen, September 12, 1990.

[3] "Party in hoosegaw captures carnality". Toronto Star, November 23, 1990.

[4] "'I'm savage and tender, maybe at the same time': Although genial and accommodating, Montreal's Pierre Falardeau is a filmmaker of the uncompromising school. Le Party is his first full-length drama, and its rawness continues to rouse controversy". The Globe and Mail, November 23, 1990.

[5] "Genie candidates announced". Edmonton Journal, October 10, 1991.