Critical Writing Index

Montreal Diary

by Matthew Hays

The Globe and Mail, Aug. 15, 2000, p. 2

A commentary on the Montreal World Film Festival's programs. The author believes that recent festival programs were weak, not interesting and not inspiring. However, in his opinion this year's festival has impressive international line-up but still "managed to alienate far too much of the local film community", which results in the fact that most Quebec filmmakers choose to launch their films in Toronto during the Toronto International Film Festival instead of in Montreal.

ITEM 2000.102 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Nightcap – Claude Chabrol

Innocence – Paul Cox

You Can Count on Me – Kenneth Lonergan

The White Balloon – Francesco Rosi

Such a Long Journey – Gong Li

Hochelaga – Abbas Kiarostami

The Invention of Love – Om Puri

Makeup – Michel Jette

Love and Human Remains – Claude Demers

Stardom – Robert DiLeskie

Le Confessionnal – Denys Arcand

No – Denys Arcand

Possible Worlds – Robert Lepage

Because Why – Robert Lepage

Two Thousand and None – Robert Lepage

Take-Out – Arto Paragamian

August 32nd on Earth – Arto Paragamian

Maelstrom – Jean-Francois Monette

Rocks at Whiskey Trench – Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve

Alanis Obomsawin