Imelda Trilogy

The Imelda Trilogy is a series of short comedy films created by Martin Villeneuve, produced by Imelda Films Inc. and distributed by Prends ça court ! / [ghost]. It consists of Imelda (2014), Imelda 2: The Notary (2020) and Imelda 3: Simone (2020). The films center on Martin and Denis Villeneuve's paternal grandmother, Imelda (AKA Mélenda Turcotte-Villeneuve). Canadian playwright Robert Lepage plays Imelda's son, a notary, Canadian actress and singer Ginette Reno portrays Simone, Imelda's lifelong adversary, while Martin Villeneuve himself impersonates Imelda.

Imelda Trilogy (Imelda, Imelda 2: The Notary, Imelda 3: Simone)
Directed byMartin Villeneuve
Produced byMartin Villeneuve
Benoît Beaulieu
Screenplay byMartin Villeneuve
StarringGinette Reno
Robert Lepage
Martin Villeneuve
Music byBenoît Charest
CinematographyBenoît Beaulieu
Edited byMathieu Demers
Arthur Tarnowski
Distributed byDanny Lennon (Prends ça court ! / [ghost])
Release date
Imelda: September 21, 2014
Imelda 2: September 16, 2020
Imelda 3: October 31, 2020
Running time
3 x 14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench (with English subtitles)

Synopsis

A year after the death of his paternal grandmother at the age of 101, filmmaker Martin Villeneuve brings her back to life using a special talent. In the second opus, inspired by real letters that Imelda used to pen to her son, a notary, the filmmaker re-imagines a conversation. And in the third opus, Villeneuve envisions how his two grandmothers, lifelong adversaries, might have made peace before the end.

Characters and cast

Production background

Filmmakers Martin and his older brother Denis Villeneuve are the descendants of three generations of notaries. Mélenda “Imelda” Villeneuve was the quirky and incorruptible paternal grandmother. Martin has been impersonating her for years, originally to entertain family and friends.[1] Following her death in 2012, Martin brought her back to life by creating the short film Imelda in 2014. After its success, Villeneuve wrote a script for a feature film. He approached Robert Lepage to play Imelda’s son Jean, and Ginette Reno to portray his other grandmother Simone, but was unable to finance the project. Rather than abandon it, he rewrote it into two other short films: Imelda 2: The Notary (2020) and Imelda 3: Simone (2020).[2][3][4][5]

Release and reception

The first Imelda had its world premiere and opened the Quebec City Film Festival on September 21, 2014. Imelda 2: The Notary had its world premiere and opened the Quebec City Film Festival on September 16, 2020.[6] Imelda 3: Simone had its world premiere and opened the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue on October 31, 2020.[7] The Imelda Trilogy was released online on December 21, 2020, including an interview with the real Imelda.

The Imelda films have altogether been presented in over 20 film festivals so far.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

References
  1. Martin Villeneuve: The Dreammaker,The Cozy Sweater Café, August 23, 2016
  2. Imelda 2: Le Notaire and Nadia, Butterfly launch 10th QCFF, Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, September 23, 2020
  3. Martin Villeneuve helps his late grandmothers reconcile in short film Imelda 3: Simone, CBC's All in a Weekend with Ainslie MacLellan, October 31, 2020
  4. In The Seats With..., podomatic, November 19, 2020
  5. Conversations at Cinéfranco!, Cinéfranco!, November 25, 2020
  6. Imelda 2: The Notary at the QCFF, Quebec City Film Festival, September 16, 2020
  7. Imelda 3: Simone at the FCIAT, Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, October 31, 2020
  8. Not Short on Talent at the PHI Center, PHI Center, May 19, 2014
  9. Imelda by Martin Villeneuve, Festival REGARD, March 12, 2015
  10. Imelda 2: The Notary at FCIAT, Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, November 1, 2020
  11. French-Canadian Short Film 2020 Competition, CINEMENTAL, November 1, 2020
  12. Imelda by Martin Villeneuve at CINEMANIA, CINEMANIA, November 6, 2020
  13. Last week at Cinemania, orcasound, November 17, 2020
  14. Imelda 3: Simone at FICFA, FICFA, November 18, 2020
  15. IMELDA 3 : SIMONE / CANADA / LOUISIANA PREMIERE, Cinema on the Bayou, December 30, 2020
  16. Short films | Strong Quebec presence in Clermont-Ferrand, Inspired Traveler, January 26, 2021
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