ByTowne ByTowne Cinema
ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau St. Ottawa K1N 5Y4
Info Line: (613) 789-FILM
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Print this pageMust-See Cinema! The first film from the demented brain behind Amélie and MicMacs.
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The near future: taking a job and a bedsit at a shabby rooming-house above a butcher’s shop, ex-clown Louison (Pinon) falls for the butcher’s daughter. But her father, unhappy about the blossoming romance, deals in human flesh: will Louison fall victim, or will the Troglodistes, an underground group of vegetarian fanatics, come to his rescue? On to this slim story, writer-directors Jeunet and Caro pile a wealth of delicious comic detail.
Each grotesquely larger-than-life inhabitant of the scrofulous tenement has his own little story. The sets, special effects, photography, pace and performances all contribute to the brash comic-strip vivacity, and even the fairytale romance avoids sentimentality. Increasingly inventive as it progresses, Jeunet and Caro’s fast, funny feature début entertains from sinister start to frantic finish.
– Geoff Andrew, Time Out London
Dans un immense terrain vague se dresse un vieil immeuble. À l’intérieur de cet immeuble, il y a des locataires aux moeurs étranges. Devinez de quoi ils se nourrissent… Une satire noire de la société de consommation, réalisée par des spécialistes des vidéos-clips dont c’est ici le premier long métrage. Un régal. « En véritables alchimistes, [Jeunet et Caro] pillent et grappillent, se réapproprient ce qui leur sert et redécouvrent le plaisir de faire des images.
Aucun réalisme, pas la moindre trace de psychologie dans cette histoire à dormir debout. Le cinéma de ce duo de choc en est un de costumes, de décors et de sons. » (– Éric Fourlanty, Voir)
Aucun réalisme, pas la moindre trace de psychologie dans cette histoire à dormir debout. Le cinéma de ce duo de choc en est un de costumes, de décors et de sons. » (– Éric Fourlanty, Voir)
– La revue du cinéma Vendôme
Copyright note: We have been unable to find the correct rights holder for this film. If you represent the licensed distributor for theatrical exhibition of this film in Canada or North America, please contact us. A portion of the revenues from our screenings will be held in trust and paid to you upon receipt of documentation verifying your claim. Please e-mail us at cinemail@bytowne.ca or telephone (613) 789-4600.
The ByTowne doesn't have a parking lot of its own, but denizens of downtown can usually find street parking close by fairly easily.
This web site is very useful, but the hard copy of the ByTowne guide still has its merits. People rely on it and love it. Plus, its calendar pages can be pulled out and posted on your fridge door, something that we still can't achieve with the web site. Get your copy today at many local stores, coffee shops and info centres around town! 