L'âge des ténèbres (2007)

Director:

Denys Arcand

Writer:

Denys Arcand (writer)

Release Date:

26 September 2007 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Jean-Marc Leblanc (Labrèche), a desperate civil servant, escapes reality as we all know it, to imagine himself as the hero in imaginary adventures. |

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Marc Labrèche	...	Jean-Marc Leblanc
Diane Kruger	...	Véronica Star
Sylvie Léonard	...	Sylvie Cormier-LeBlanc
Caroline Néron	...	Carole Bigras-Bourque
Rufus Wainwright	...	Le jeune prince / Le prince chantant
Macha Grenon	...	Béatrice de Savoie
Emma de Caunes	...	Karine Tendance
Didier Lucien	...	William Chérubin
Rosalie Julien	...	Laurence Métivier
Jean-René Ouellet	...	Policier / St-Bernard de Clairvaux
André Robitaille	...	Gilles Sansregret
Hugo Giroux	...	Thorvald
Christian Bégin	...	Le motivateur par le rire
Pierre Curzi	...	Pierre
Gilles Pelletier	...	Raymond Leclerc

Also Known As:

Days of Darkness (Canada: English title)
The Age of Ignorance (International: English title)
A Era da Inocência (Brazil) [pt]
Karanligin gölgesinde (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
L'età barbarica (Italy) [it]
La edad de la ignorancia (Spain) [es]
La edad de la inocencia (Argentina) [es]
Ta hronia tis mavrilas (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

Canada:104 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Laval, Québec, Canada

Company:

Cinémaginaire Inc.

Trivia:

Canada's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Brilliant!!!

If there is any hope for Canadian films it is in Quebec. Quebec filmmakers are not beholden to Hollywood, enslaved by its techniques or inclined to copy its product. This is an original, brilliantly conceived, masterfully shot and superbly performed film. I'm not sure whether it's satire, social commentary, comedy or perhaps a little of each. It's slightly reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's Brazil but it stands on its own as a powerful film with a thoughtful (if dark) message. The shame is that films of this quality are not seen in English Canada nor in the US outside the limited sphere of film festivals and fringe cinemas. Denys Arcand is a genius and it shows in this work. This film is what movie making is all about! Or should be.