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Clair Obscur

Item number (ISN):

127059

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1987-10-03/1987-11-01

Item number (ISN):

127059

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

CHBIB PRODUCTIONS INC.

Accession:

1989-0191

Media:

Film

Original title:

Clair Obscur

Part:

4 of 4

Production date:

1987-10-03/1987-11-01

Release date:

1989-03-03

Production company:

Chbib Productions Inc.

Production credit:

director, Bachar Chbib; executive producer, Bachar Chbib; Hélène Verrier; producer, Hélène Verrier; scenario, Bachar Chbib; Maryse Wilder; photography, Stephen Reizes; sound, Glenn Hodgins; chief editor, Albert Kish; music, François Giroux

Cast credit:

Bobo Vian, Susan Eyton-Jones, Paul Babiak, Jack Spinner, Attila Bertalan, William Kosaras, Barbara Zsigovics, Jean-Claude Labrecque, John Dapery

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

Cineplex Odeon Films Canada

Description:

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Out in the country, on a beautiful old farm not far from a village that has only one hotel, live Edouard, the patriarch, his son Philippe, who doesn't seem to fit on the farm, Philippe's austere wife Anne and their daughter Stephanie. Their daily routine is suddenly interrupted by the enigmatic Pol, a singer who returns to the village after several years' absence. Inexorably attracted to the hotel where she is singing, Philippe again falls under her spell. He spends less and less time at the farm with his family. Tension rises. Edouard orders Philippe to behave like a responsible man. A fight breaks out and Edouard becomes bedridden. Anne wants a child, but fails in her efforts to win back her husband. Obsessed by the desire for vengeance, she withdraws into herself in the daytime and sleepwalks at night. Conflicts between the members of the family reach a tragic climax but the arrival of a stork brings a happy ending. CLAIR OBSCUR is a fable for adults. It is like a dream, told in images. Five original songs, in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian, emphasize its universality. <75mn 48s>

Language:

Non-verbal

Notes:

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1. The running time is based on the measured length of the archives' master print.~2. First shown 1988-09-01 at the World Film Festival, Montréal.

Technique:

EXPERIMENTAL

Genre:

DRAMA

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

108423

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8903-5955
8903-5956
8903-5957
8903-5958

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Open

Restrictions on consultation:

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