JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

International Competition

Desvío de noche (Night Detour)

Ariane FALARDEAU ST-AMOUR, Paul CHOTEL

Canada 2022 97min DCP Color Fiction 12Asian Premiere

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Code	Date	Time	Theater	Info	Ticket
137	2023. 04. 28	16:30	JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema	HKE12GV	Ticket Wish
501	2023. 05. 02	10:00	JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema	HKE12GV	Ticket Wish
816	2023. 05. 05	13:00	JEONJU Digital Independent Cinema	HKE12	Ticket Wish

Overview

In the midst of a snowstorm, a journalist dives back into the memories of her most recent investigation. Following the sudden eclipse of star figure skater Violeta Martínez, the journalist travels to Violeta’s hometown, a tropical village on the West coast of Mexico. There she encounters an intricate labyrinth of clues and wrong paths, surreal tales, and enigmatic characters. As the story deviates and plunges into the night. A world fades into another.

Review

Desvío de noche (Night Detour) is filled with mysteries. In particular, it makes it uncertain whether what we see is reality or an elaborate cinematic construct to make us believe what we see really happens. The plot unfolds in the background of a town in Mexico surrounded by jungle and the sea, two natural environments that are simultaneously significant and ominous. It’s in this place where Violetta Martínez, a young figure skating star, suddenly disappeared. A journalist chases her trail but, as the title suggests, only finds detours. Detours that will transform the film into another. The reconstruction of memories and how memory works is an important part of this hunting story. On Desvío de noche (Night Detour) when the night approaches, the mystery becomes part of the landscape. (Sung MOON)

CREDIT

DirectorAriane FALARDEAU ST-AMOUR, Paul CHOTEL
ProducerOmar ELHAMY, Simon ALLARD, Jeanne DUPUIS
ScreenplayAriane FALARDEAU ST-AMOUR, Paul CHOTEL
CinematographyAriane FALARDEAU ST-AMOUR

Production DesignCatherine K. PELLETIER
MusicGabriel CHWOJNIK
EditorPaul CHOTEL, Omar ELHAMY
SoundSamuel GAGNON-THIBODEAU, Joey SIMAS, Julián DARBY CARMONA

CastAbdallah TOUAÏMIA, Ricardo FLORES AGUIRRE, Martine FRANCKE, Marie BRASSARD

FILM SOURCE

Les Films du 3 Mars ㅣ cvatrinet@f3m.ca

DIRECTOR

Ariane FALARDEAU ST-AMOUR

A Montreal director, cinematographer, and producer. In 2018, she produced and shot her first feature film, Mad Dog Labine (2018), which won the Grand Prix Focus Québec/Canada in the Festival du Nouveau Cinema and the Gilles-Carle prize in the Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois. In 2020, she co-directed and shot her first feature film, Desvío de noche (2022).

Paul CHOTEL

Born in Paris. Graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in 2015. He has since been involved in a multitude of projects as a writer, editor, director, and producer. He recently co-wrote and co-produced Foam (2020) which premiered at the Berlinale Shorts and was selected in Canada’s Top Ten at the Toronto IFF. Desvío de noche (2022) is his first feature film as a writer-director.

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