Denis Villeneuve's dramatisation of the 1989 Montreal massacre was released earlier this month by the BFI on Blu-ray and will be available to download from December 21.
Included with the release is Polytechnic: What remains of 6 December (Polytechnique: Ce qu'il reste du 6 décembre), a testimonial-driven documentary that was made by Judith Plamondon in 2019, 30 years on from Marc Lépine's shooting spree.
Plamondon lets witnesses, survivors, victims' families and media commentators recount the story in their own words as they, like the Villeneuve dramatisation, consider the misogynistic elements of the killing. The film's simple talking heads format - bolstered at key moments by archive footage and clips from Polytechnique - allows the power of what's being said to come across without unnecessary embellishment. A sense of the collective responsibility and mourning associated with the event gradually emerges. The documentary is narrated by Karine Vanasse, who instigated Villeneuve's adaptation and...
Included with the release is Polytechnic: What remains of 6 December (Polytechnique: Ce qu'il reste du 6 décembre), a testimonial-driven documentary that was made by Judith Plamondon in 2019, 30 years on from Marc Lépine's shooting spree.
Plamondon lets witnesses, survivors, victims' families and media commentators recount the story in their own words as they, like the Villeneuve dramatisation, consider the misogynistic elements of the killing. The film's simple talking heads format - bolstered at key moments by archive footage and clips from Polytechnique - allows the power of what's being said to come across without unnecessary embellishment. A sense of the collective responsibility and mourning associated with the event gradually emerges. The documentary is narrated by Karine Vanasse, who instigated Villeneuve's adaptation and...
- 12/18/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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