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1991 (film)

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1991
Directed byRicardo Trogi
Written byRicardo Trogi
Produced byNicole Robert
StarringJean-Carl Boucher
Sandrine Bisson
Juliette Gosselin
Narrated byRicardo Trogi
CinematographySteve Asselin
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Music byFrédéric Bégin
Production
company
Distributed byLes Films Seville, Entertainment One
Release date
  • July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

1991 is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Ricardo Trogi and released in 2018.[1] The third film in his semi-autobiographical series after 1981 and 1987,[1] the film centres on Ricardo's (Jean-Carl Boucher) 1991 trip to Italy to pursue a relationship with Marie-Ève (Juliette Gosselin).[2]

The film finished 2018 as the year's top-grossing Canadian film,[3] and was named the winner of the Golden Screen Award at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[4] It received 16 Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, including Best Film.[5]

Plot

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In 1991, Ricardo Trogi is 21 and studies cinema at UQAM in Montréal. His friend and “the woman of his life”, Marie-Ève Bernard, invites him to go in Italy to study Italian in Perugia. Determined, Ricardo accepts without hesitation.

After landing in Paris, Ricardo rides a train to Perugia, where he meets Arturo, a stowaway who earns his living by playing Like a Rolling Stone on guitar in the streets. On arrival, failing to find Marie-Ève, Ricardo accidentally loses his passport, money and letter of acceptance to the University of Perugia. Ricardo goes to the Canadian Embassy in Rome to get a new passport and emergency funds. In the meantime, he is unable to check into any hotel without a passport. While spending the night at the train station, he meets Arturo a second time.

Back in Perugia the next day, and having already missed two days of school, Ricardo is assigned an apartment with Mamadou, who is from Burkina Faso. After partying all night, Ricardo wakes up besides a Greek woman named Yorda. The next morning, Marie-Ève shows up, and explains she is sharing an apartment with Raphi, a Spanish student, with whom she leaves on a field trip to Florence. Ricardo stumbles upon Arturo once again and continues to see Yorda even though he still has feelings for Marie-Ève, only to catch her having sex with Raphi.

Ricardo confronts Marie-Ève about how he feels. He explains he only came for her and he doesn't care about anything else in Italy, that no ordinary friends would do this. Marie-Ève rejects his feelings kindly but Ricardo, tired, heart-broken and disgusted leaves without a word, leaving Marie-Ève feeling bad. The next morning, he decides to leave Perugia for good, but Yorda catches him and says a heartfelt goodbye, during which it is revealed her name was actually Georgia. On the train, Ricardo stumbles upon Arturo one last time while imagining Marie-Ève singing Like A Rolling Stone.

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 31 March 2019 Best Visual Effects Jean-François Talbot, Jean-Pierre Boies Nominated [6][4]
Best Sound Michel Lecoufle, Sylvain Brassard Nominated
Best Hair Daniel Jacob Nominated
Golden Screen Award Won
Prix Iris 2 June 2019 Best Film Nicole Robert Won [5][7][8]
Best Director Ricardo Trogi Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actor Jean-Carl Boucher Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Sandrine Bisson Won
Best Supporting Actor Alexandre Nachi Nominated
Best Art Direction Christian Legaré Nominated
Best Cinematography Steve Asselin Nominated
Best Sound Sylvain Brassard, Michel Lecoufle Nominated
Best Editing Yvann Thibaudeau Won
Best Original Music Frédéric Bégin Nominated
Best Visual Effects Jean-Pierre Boies, Jean-François Talbot Nominated
Best Costume Design Anne-Karine Gauthier Nominated
Best Makeup Virginie Boudreau Nominated
Best Hair Daniel Jacob Nominated
Public Prize Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "1991 – Film de Ricardo Trogi". Films du Québec. July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Grizzlies to open Sudbury's Cinefest". Sudbury Star. August 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018′s top-grossing Canadian films, box office". Playback. January 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "« 1991 » : lauréat du prix Écran d'or aux Prix Écrans canadiens". Lien Multimédia. March 22, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. ^ "1991". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. ^ Marc-Andre Lussier (2 June 2019). "La Bolduc domine au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ Marc-Andre Lussier (2 June 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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