LA RONDE
A film by
Sophie Goyette
Cast
Éliane Préfontaine, Hubert Lemire, Antoine Duchesneau, Léo Caron, Michaël Bonneau-Fortin, Jules Philip, Mathieu Handfield
Details
2011 – Canada – French – 23 minutes – Color
Awards & Festivals
– Locarno Film Festival – Léopards of Tomorrow
– Toronto Int. Film Festival, Short Cuts Canada
– Festival du Nouveau Cinéma – Focus Competition
– Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois – Best Short film
Distribution
Canada & World
micro_scope
Trailer
Photos
SYNOPSIS
Come nightfall, Ariane bids farewell to her father’s bungalow, twin brother, hometown and landmarks, driven by a longing to wake up elsewhere – anywhere but here. Her final scooter ride through the streets, fields, and woods is a solemn journey filled with evocative encounters. In La ronde, Sophie Goyette offers a moving pilgrimage through the troubled waters of suburban slumber. From one unusual tableau to the next emerges a singular meditation on leaving, loss, and night’s power of abstraction.
Crew
Writor and director: Sophie Goyette
Producer: Élaine Hébert
Executive producers: Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Director of photography: François Messier-Rheault
Art director: Marie-Soleil Denault
Costume designer: Stéphanie L’Allier
Editor: Isabelle Malenfant
Sound: Dax Hickson, Jean-David Perron