Origami (film)
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| Directed by | Patrick Demers |
| Written by | André Gulluni Claude Lalonde |
| Produced by | Cédric Bourdeau Stéphane Tanguay |
| Starring | François Arnaud |
| Cinematography | Tobie Marier Robitaille |
| Edited by | Patrick Demers |
| Music by | Ramachandra Borcar |
Production company | Productions Kinesis |
| Distributed by | Filmoption |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French Japanese |
Origami is a Canadian science fiction thriller film, directed by Patrick Demers and released in 2017.[1] The film stars François Arnaud as David, a man struggling to make sense of whether his apparent ability to travel back and forth in time is the result of a psychotic break or a timeline that is genuinely folding in on itself.[2] The film's cast also includes Nobuya Shimamoto, Max Laferriere, Stefanie Nakamura, Benoît Gouin, Alexa-Jeanne Dubé, Normand D'Amour, Patrick Forest, Tania Kontoyanni and Milton Tanaka. The film premiered on July 18, 2017 at the Fantasia Film Festival,[3] before going into commercial release in 2018.[4]
Critical response
Norman Wilner of Now rated the film three N's, writing that "the charismatic Arnaud (Blindspot, The People Garden) does a fine job of holding the whole thing together, even as when it briefly flirts with turning into a bad remake of The Butterfly Effect."[2] André Duchesne of La Presse also praised Arnaud's performance as successfully carrying a difficult film.[5]
Awards
At the Fantasia Film Festival, the film received a special citation from the Barry Convex Award jury.[6] Screenwriters André Gulluni and Claude Lalonde received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Screenplay at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Origami – Film de Patrick Demers". Films du Québec, April 17, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Norman Wilner, "Cinefranco review: Origami". Now, October 3, 2018.
- ↑ Ismaël Houdassine, "Fantasia 2017, c’est du solide!". Huffington Post Québec, July 5, 2017.
- ↑ Normand Provencher, "Patrick Demers signe un thriller fantastique avec Origami". Le Soleil, April 19, 2018.
- ↑ André Duchesne, "Origami: à la recherche du temps perdu". La Presse, April 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Fantasia Festival 2017 awards celebrate the best in horror and other genre fare!". Rue Morgue, August 3, 2017.
- ↑ Yan Lauzon, "Nominations Gala Québec Cinéma: «1991» au sommet". Le Journal de Montréal, April 11, 2019.
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