The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge
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| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|La moitié gauche du frigo}}
| director = Philippe Falardeau
| producer = {{ubl|Luc Déry|Joseph Hillel|Josée Roberge}}
| writer = Philippe Falardeau
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| starring = {{ubl|Paul Ahmarani|Stéphane Demers|Geneviève Néron|Jules Philippe|Alexandrine Agostini|Marie-Andrée Corneille}}
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| cinematography = Josée Deshaies
| editing = Sophie Leblond
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| released = {{Film date|2000|||Canada}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = French
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The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge ({{langx|fr|La Moitié gauche du frigo}}) was the first full-length feature film by Canadian film director Philippe Falardeau, released in 2000.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. {{ISBN|1-894073-21-5}}. p. 124.
Synopsis
Shot in mockumentary style, the film stars Paul Ahmarani as Christophe and Stéphane Demers as Stéphane, two roommates sharing an apartment in Montreal. Christophe is an unemployed engineer, while Stéphane is a documentary filmmaker who begins filming Christophe's search for work. Christophe increasingly becomes disillusioned with the corporate world and fed up with the relentlessly intrusive nature of Stéphane and his omnipresent camera. Eventually he flees to Vancouver.Genevieve Royer, "Mock-doc Frigo is clever work". Montreal Gazette, November 17, 2000.
Awards
The film won the award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival,John McKay, "Crouching Tiger choice of the people: Toronto film fest hands out awards at brunch". Halifax Daily News, September 18, 2000. as well as the Claude Jutra Award for the best Canadian film by a first-time director at the 21st Genie Awards."Quebec film Maelstrom wins five Genie Awards". Welland Tribune, January 30, 2001.
Ahmarani won the Jutra Award for Best Actor at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001.John Griffin, "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Denis Villeneuve's fish fable takes best picture, actress, director". Montreal Gazette, February 26, 2001. Falardeau was also nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and Sophie Leblond was nominated for Best Editing.Brendan Kelly, "Film-makers ride new wave to Jutras". Montreal Gazette, February 24, 2001.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0260193}}
{{Philippe Falardeau}}
{{John Dunning Award}}
{{TIFF Best Canadian First Feature}}
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Category:Films directed by Philippe Falardeau
Category:2000s French-language films
Category:Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award–winning films
Category:Canadian mockumentary films
Category:Films set in Montreal
Category:2000 directorial debut films
Category:French-language Canadian films
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