Dust from Underground (French: Poussière sur la ville) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Arthur Lamothe and released in 1968.[1] Adapted from the novel by André Langevin, the film stars Michelle Rossignol as Madeleine Dubois, a woman who begins to have an extramarital affair when her husband Alain (Guy Sanche) is too busy at work to devote any time and attention to their relationship.[2]
| Dust from Underground | |
|---|---|
| French | Poussière sur la ville |
| Directed by | Arthur Lamothe |
| Written by | André Langevin |
| Based on | Poussière sur la ville by André Langevin |
| Produced by | Pierre Patry Jean Roy |
| Starring | Michelle Rossignol Guy Sanche |
| Cinematography | Guy-Laval Fortier Michel Brault Jean Roy Réo Grégoire Michel Régnier Jacques Filion |
| Edited by | Arthur Lamothe |
| Music by | Gilles Vigneault |
Production company | Coopératio |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also included Henri Norbert, Nicole Filion, Gilles Pelletier, Nicolas Doclin, Roland Chenail, Victor Désy, Paul Guèvremont, Pierre Dupuis, Rose-Rey Duzil, Réjeanne Desrameaux and Louisette Dussault.
The film was shot in Thetford Mines, Quebec, in 1965,[3] but was not released theatrically until 1968.[2] In addition to screening commercially in Quebec, the film was screened at the 18th Berlin Film Festival in 1968 as part of Young Canadian Film, a lineup of films by emerging Canadian filmmakers.[4]
References edit
- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 67.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Poussière sur la ville – Film d’Arthur Lamothe". Films du Québec, April 21, 2009.
- ^ Christine Tellier, "Les conflits idéologiques dans Poussière sur la ville". Voix et images, Vol. 22, No. 3, Spring 1997.
- ^ Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". Cinema Canada, September 1968.
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