''9'' (french: 9, le film) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, which was released in 2016. Adapted from
Stéphane E. Roy's theatrical play ''9 Variations on the Void (Neuf variations sur le vide)'', the film is an anthology of nine short films by nine different film directors on the theme of communication difficulties, unified by the common narrative element of a conference on communication by self-help guru Marc Gélinas (played by Roy). Segments were directed by Roy,
Claude Brie,
Érik Canuel
Érik Canuel (born 1961) is a film director and actor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Canuel, the son of actor Yvan Canuel, began his career in the mid-1980s making music videos for such artists as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vil ...
,
Jean-Philippe Duval
Jean-Philippe Duval (born 1968) is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec City, Quebec. He is most noted for his 1999 films '' Matroni and Me (Matroni et moi)'', for which he received Jutra Award nominations for Best Director and Be ...
,
Marc Labrèche,
Micheline Lanctôt
Micheline Lanctôt (born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian actress, film director, screenwriter, and musician.
Biography
Lanctôt was born in Frelighsburg, Quebec. Her post-secondary education was in music, fine arts, and theatre at École de musique ...
,
Luc Picard
Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles.
Early life and education
Picard was bor ...
,
Éric Tessier and
Ricardo Trogi
Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker, director and actor.
Career
Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. His first two films, '' Québec-Montréal'', about seven twenty-something travellers driving between the two cities, and ...
.
[Alain de Repentigny]
"9 - Le film: un «truc de gang»"
'' La Presse'', September 7, 2016.
Segments
*"Abus" (Roy) - Annabelle (
Anne-Marie Cadieux
Anne-Marie Cadieux (born September 23, 1963) is a Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won a Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Streetheart (Le Cœur au poing)'' and in 2008 was nominated for a Genie Aw ...
) and Christian (
Christian Bégin) are a married couple who play manipulative games with each other.
[Alain de Repentigny]
"9 - Le film: la parole aux neuf réalisateurs"
'' La Presse'', September 7, 2016.
*"Subitement" (Picard) – An actor receives a call informing him of his partner's sudden death, becoming trapped in a circle of hollow communication as the people around him don't know how to meaningfully express themselves around death. With
Alexis Martin,
Sophie Cadieux
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,
Charlotte Aubin
Charlotte Aubin (born September 4, 1991 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Isla Blanca'', for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress at the 20th Quebec ...
.
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*"Fuite" (Trogi) – A couple ( Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc and Pierre-François Legendre) run into conflict while travelling in ]Brussels
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.[
*"Hystérie" (Duval) – A director (]François Papineau
François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years.
Papineau graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best ...
) and an actress ( Bénédicte Décary) working together on a television commercial are interested in each other, but play tricks on each other as they struggle to communicate their real feelings.[
*"Je me souviens" (Lanctôt) – At a reunion, two old friends (, Magalie Lépine-Blondeau) are unexpectedly confronted with the revelation that one has no recollection at all of the shared experience that defined their friendship for the other.][
*"Halte Routière" (Canuel) – Two truck drivers (Nicolas Canuel, Maxim Gaudette) meet at a truck stop and engage in a game of sexual attraction and rejection.][
*"Banqueroute" (Brie) – A man returning from a trip goes to the bank to withdraw money, only to be told that his account is empty. With ]Sylvain Marcel
Sylvain Marcel (born 1964) is a Canadian actor. Marcel is best known in French Canada for appearing in Familiprix television commercials since 2003, and in English Canada for his role in the hit film '' Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' as Luc Therrien. He has a ...
, Marianne Farley, Diane Lavallée and Goûchy Boy.[
*"Le lecteur" (Labrèche) – A man's attempt to buy a ]DVD player
A DVD player is a device that plays DVDs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards. Some DVD players will also play audio CDs. DVD players are connected to a television to ...
evolves into an existential discussion with the salesman. Starring Labrèche and Marc Fournier.[
*"Eccéité" (Tessier) – Marc Gélinas must confront the accuracy of his own teachings when he reunites with an ex-girlfriend (Noémie Godin-Vigneau).][
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References
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2016 films
2016 comedy-drama films
2016 LGBT-related films
Canadian comedy-drama films
Canadian anthology films
Canadian LGBT-related films
Films directed by Érik Canuel
Films directed by Micheline Lanctôt
Films directed by Luc Picard
Films directed by Ricardo Trogi
Films shot in Montreal
Films set in Montreal
LGBT-related comedy-drama films
Films directed by Éric Tessier
Films directed by Jean-Philippe Duval
2010s French-language films
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
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