Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma (French: Amnésie, l'énigme James Brighton) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 2005.[1] The film dramatizes the true story of "James Brighton", a gay "mystery man" suffering from dissociative amnesia who was found naked behind a dumpster in Montreal in 1998,[2] and was eventually confirmed as Matthew Honeycutt, a young heterosexual man from LaFollette, Tennessee, who was attempting to escape from his fundamentalist Christian family.[3]
| Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma | |
|---|---|
| French | Amnésie, l'énigme James Brighton |
| Directed by | Denis Langlois |
| Written by | Bertrand Lachance Denis Langlois |
| Produced by | Bertrand Lachance Denis Langlois |
| Starring | Dusan Dukic Karyne Lemieux Louise Laprade Norman Helms |
| Cinematography | Larry Lynn |
| Edited by | Denis Langlois |
| Music by | Peter Xirogiannis |
Production company | Castor & Pollux |
| Distributed by | K Films Amérique TLA Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French English |
The film stars Dusan Dukic as Brighton/Honeycutt; Karyne Lemieux as Sylvie, a young woman who engages in trying to help solve the mystery of Brighton's identity; Louise Laprade as psychiatrist Geneviève Marler; and Norman Helms as Félix, a man who takes Brighton in as a house guest before his real identity is confirmed.[4]
The film premiered on September 26, 2005, at Montreal's Cinema Quartier Latin, as a fundraising benefit gala for Gay Line/Gai Écoute, the city's helpline for LGBT people.[1]
The film was cowinner with Tori Foster's documentary film 533 Statements of the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2006 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tale of amnesia revives fond memories". Montreal Gazette, September 25, 2005.
- ^ "Mystery man can't find key to unlock his past". Montreal Gazette, November 23, 1998.
- ^ "Identity crisis". Saturday Night, March 1999.
- ^ "Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma". Variety, June 26, 2006.
- ^ "“Amnesia” and “533 Statements” Among Top Prize Winners at 2006 Inside Out Fest". IndieWire, June 5, 2006.
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