Kalamazoo is a Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by André Forcier and released in 1988.[1] The film stars Rémy Girard as Félix Cotnoir, a retired botanist who meets painter Pasquale Globensky (Tony Nardi) after crashing his car into a telephone booth; introduced by Globensky to the novel Kalamazoo by writer Hélène Montana (Marie Tifo), he soon falls in love with a mermaid who is Hélène's double in appearance.[2]
| Kalamazoo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | André Forcier |
| Written by | André Forcier Jacques Marcotte |
| Produced by | Jean Dansereau Louise Gendron |
| Starring | Rémy Girard Tony Nardi Marie Tifo |
| Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
| Edited by | Suzanne Allard François Gill |
| Music by | Joël Bienvenue |
Production company | Les Ateliers du Cinéma Québécois |
| Distributed by | Malofilm |
Release date | 1988 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film won the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma in 1989.[3]
References edit
- ^ Maurie Alioff, "Film Review: Marc-André Forcier's Kalamazoo". Cinema Canada, March–April 1989. p. 29.
- ^ Marcel Jean, "Amour fou: Kalamazoo de Marc-André Forcier". 24 images, #41 (Winter 1989), pp. 4–5.
- ^ "Quebec critics give top prize to Kalamazoo". Ottawa Citizen, February 13, 1989.
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