The Great Darkened Days

The Great Darkened Days (French: La grande noirceur) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2018.[1] Set during World War II, the film centres on Philippe (Martin Dubreuil), a draft dodger from Quebec who is living as a drifter and Charlie Chaplin impersonator in the United States.[1] Despite its setting, however, the film makes use of some deliberate anachronisms, including a scene where R.E.M.'s contemporary song "Everybody Hurts" plays on the radio.[2]

The Great Darkened Days
Film poster
La grande noirceur
Directed byMaxime Giroux
Produced bySylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant
Written bySimon Beaulieu
Maxime Giroux
Alexandre Laferrière
StarringMartin Dubreuil
Sarah Gadon
Music byOlivier Alary
Johannes Malfatti
CinematographySara Mishara
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production
company
Metafilms
Release date
  • September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
French

The film's cast also includes Sarah Gadon, Cody Fern, Luzer Twersky, Romain Duris, Reda Kateb and Lise Roy.

The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 31 March 2019 Best Motion Picture Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant Nominated [4][5]
Best Director Maxime Giroux Nominated
Best Actor Martin Dubreuil Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Sarah Gadon Won
Best Cinematography Sara Mishara Won
Best Art Direction/Production Design Patricia McNeil Won
Best Costume Design Won
Best Sound Editing Frédéric Cloutier Won
Prix Iris 2 June 2019 Best Film Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant Nominated [6][7]
Best Director Maxime Giroux Nominated
Best Art Direction Sylvain Dion, Patricia McNeil Nominated
Best Cinematography Sara Mishara Won
Best Sound Luc Boudrias, Frédéric Cloutier, Stephen De Oliveira Nominated
Best Editing Mathieu Bouchard-Malo Nominated
Best Music Olivier Alary Nominated
Best Costumes Patricia McNeil Nominated

References
  1. "Dolan à la tête de la cohorte québécoise au TIFF". Le Devoir. August 2, 2018.
  2. "The Great Darkened Days is an expansive and expensive movie". Cult MTL. January 23, 2019.
  3. "TIFF 2018: Rob Stewart, Denys Arcand, Jennifer Baichwal films among Canadian titles". Now. August 1, 2018.
  4. "The Great Darkened Days". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  5. Duchesne, Andre (31 March 2019). "Cinq prix Écrans canadiens à La grande noirceur". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. "Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations". Radio-Canada (in French). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. Marc-Andre Lussier (2 June 2019). "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l'année". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2019.


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