Not Me!

Not Me!
Sous-sol
Directed by Pierre Gang
Produced by Roger Frappier
Written by Pierre Gang
Starring Richard Moffatt
Louise Portal
Isabelle Pasco
Music by Anne Bourne
Ken Myhr
Cinematography Pierre Mignot
Release dates
  • May 1996 (1996-05) (Cannes)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

Not Me! (French: Sous-sol) is a Canadian drama film, released in 1996.[1] The full-length directorial debut of Pierre Gang,[1] the screenplay had been written by Gang a full 10 years before he was able to make the film.[2]

It stars Richard Moffatt as René, an 11-year-old boy coming of age in 1967.[3] When his father dies shortly after he accidentally witnesses his parents having sex, he becomes overly protective of his widowed mother Reine (Louise Portal) when she enters a new relationship with Roch (Patrice Godin), while simultaneously having his own sexual awakening when the attractive Françoise (Isabelle Pasco) moves into a neighbouring apartment.[3]

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996,[2] before opening commercially in Quebec on May 31.[2]

The film garnered two Genie Award nominations at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, in the categories of Best Original Screenplay (Gang) and Best Actress (Portal).[4] It won the award for Best Original Screenplay.[5]

The film was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards in 1997,[6] but did not make the final shortlist.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Memories light corners of director's mind". Vancouver Sun, October 12, 1996.
  2. 1 2 3 "10-year-old script going to Cannes". The Globe and Mail, April 19, 1996.
  3. 1 2 "From the basement to the top: Sous-Sol wins Quebec director international acclaim". Montreal Gazette, June 1, 1996.
  4. ↑ "Greyson's Lilies leads Genie field: Film with all-male cast gets 14 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 17, 1996.
  5. ↑ "1996 Genie Award winners". Toronto Star, December 1, 1996.
  6. ↑ "Not coming soon to a theatre near you: Canadians do a good job of making movies, but a lousy job of getting them to the screen. Even films that win international awards can't get a cinematic break." The Globe and Mail, January 18, 1997.
  7. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  8. ↑ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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