Ville Neuve

Ville Neuve is a Canadian animated drama film, directed by Félix Dufour-Laperrière and released in 2018.[1] Using ink on paper animation, the film stars Robert Lalonde and Johanne-Marie Tremblay as Joseph and Emma, a divorced couple who reconnect during the 1995 Quebec referendum campaign.[2]

Ville Neuve
Directed byFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Produced byGalilé Marion-Gauvin
Written byFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Based on"Chef's House" by Raymond Carver
StarringRobert Lalonde
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Théodore Pellerin
Gildor Roy
Paul Ahmarani
Music byJean L'Appeau
CinematographyFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Edited byFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Production
companies
Productions l'Unite Centrale
Distributed byFunfilm Distribution
Release date
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (Venice)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The cast also includes Théodore Pellerin, Gildor Roy and Paul Ahmarani.

The film's screenplay was adapted in part from Raymond Carver's short story "Chef's House".[3]

The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in September 2018,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.[4] It went into general theatrical release in 2019.[5]

References
  1. "Ville Neuve – Film de Félix Dufour-Laperrière". Films du Québec, April 7, 2019.
  2. "Ville Neuve: entre espérance et abandon". La Presse, April 12, 2019.
  3. "'Ville Neuve': Film Review | Venice 2018". The Hollywood Reporter, September 6, 2018.
  4. "Ottawa 2018 Animation Festival Announces Competition Selections". Cartoon Brew, July 20, 2018.
  5. "«Ville Neuve»: l'élan retrouvé". Le Devoir, April 13, 2019.


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