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Night of the Flood

1996 Canadian film

Night of the Flood (French: La nuit du déluge) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Bernar Hébert and released in 1996.[1] An experiment in integrating dance and theatrical staging into cinema, the film tells the story of a child born in a flooded land; his mother (Geneviève Rochette) was the sole survivor of the flood after floating to safety on a raft built by the child's deceased father (Jacques Godin) and being cared for by a guardian angel (Julie McClemens).[2] The film also prominently features the dance troupe O Vertigo, performing dances choreographed by Ginette Laurin.[3]

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The film premiered at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival.[2]

The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997, for Best Cinematography (Serge Ladouceur), Best Art Direction/Production Design (Serge Bureau), Best Costume Design (Yveline Bonjean and Liz Vandal) and Best Original Score (Serge LaForest and Gaëtan Gravel).

References

  1. [1]
    Charles-Henri Ramond (February 25, 2009). "Nuit du déluge, La – Film de Bernar Hébert". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. [2]
    John Griffin (September 28, 1996). "Nuit du Deluge is a work of vision: Film embraces dance, text, music and literature". Montreal Gazette.
  3. [3]
    Susan Walker (April 6, 1997). "Hebert's dance film niche: Quebec director builds an audience for feature-length works". Toronto Star.


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