Tectonic Plates (film)
{{Short description|1992 Canadian film by Peter Mettler}}
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| director = Peter Mettler
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- Debra Hauer
- Niv Fichman
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- Robert Lepage (play)
- Peter Mettler
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- Celine Bonnier
- Micheal Benson
- Normand Bissonnette
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- Michel Gosselin
- Frederic Chopin
- Yuval Fichman
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| cinematography = Peter Mettler
Miroslaw Baszak
| editing = Mike Munn
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| runtime = 106 min
| country = Canada
| language = English and French
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Tectonic Plates is a 1992 independent Canadian film directed by Peter Mettler. Mettler also wrote the screenplay based on the play by Robert Lepage. The film stars Marie Gignac, Céline Bonnier and Robert Lepage. The title of this film was created in terms of a metaphor, as it signifies the evolution of human life and "the geology of human behavior".{{Cite web|url=https://www.petermettler.com/tectonic-plates|title=Tectonic plates|website=PeterMettler|access-date=2018-04-01}}
Plot summary
Madeleine (played by Marie Gignac) is studying art in Montreal, Canada. When her beloved professor (played by Robert Lepage) disappears, Madeleine decides to kill herself in the romantic setting of Venice. However, drug addict Constance (played by Céline Bonnier) dissuades her. Meanwhile, the professor has moved to New York, where he becomes a successful transvestite talk show host under the name of Jennifer.
Cast
- Celine Bonnier as Constance
- Boyd Clack as Rhys
- Robert Lepage as Jacques/Jennifer
- Micheal Benson as Waiter
- Normand Bissonnette as Kevin/Chopin
- Richard Frechette as Antoine
- Marie Gignac as Madeleine
Awards
- Nominated for two Genie Awards, for Best Actress (Celine Bonnier) and Best Art Direction/Production Design (Curtis Wehrfritz) at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993"The nominees are...". Edmonton Journal, October 20, 1993.
- Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival- won the Catholic Film Jury Prize for, "the best film of the festival." Germany, November 1993
- Columbus International Film and Video Festival. The Chris (Statuette) Award of Excellence and the Christopher Columbus Award (Grand Prize). Columbus, Ohio, USA, October 1993.
- Festival International De Cinema De Figuera Da Foz. Won the award for, "The Most Innovative Film of the Festival." Portugal, September 1993.{{Cite web|url=https://www.petermettler.com/tectonic-plates|title=Tectonic plates|website=PeterMettler|access-date=2018-04-01}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0105556}}
- [http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/t/tectonic.html Review by James Berardinelli]
- [https://www.petermettler.com/tectonic-plates/ Peter Mettler home page]
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Category:Canadian independent films
Category:Films directed by Peter Mettler
Category:Canadian films based on plays
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:French-language Canadian films
Category:Cross-dressing in Canadian films
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