Testament (2023 film)

Testament is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denys Arcand and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Rémy Girard as Jean-Michel Bouchard, a retired archivist in his 70s living in a retirement home, who is initially angered when a group of protestors arrive to demand that the facility remove an art installation that has been deemed insulting to First Nations, only to find new love and a new zest for life in the experience.[2]

Testament
Directed byDenys Arcand
Written byDenys Arcand
Produced byDenise Robert
StarringRémy Girard
Sophie Lorain
CinematographyClaudine Sauvé
Edited byArthur Tarnowski
Production
company
Cinémaginaire
Release date
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The supporting cast includes Sophie Lorain, Guylaine Tremblay, Caroline Néron, Charlotte Aubin, Robert Lepage, Denis Bouchard, René Richard Cyr, Clémence Desrochers, Guillaume Lambert, Danièle Lorain, Marie-Soleil Dion, Louis-José Houde, Gaston Lepage, Yves Jacques, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Pierre Curzi, Geneviève Schmidt, Marcel Sabourin, Brigitte Paquette, Danielle Fichaud, Louise Turcot and Luc Senay, as well as singer Marie-Mai in her first-ever film acting role.[3]

The film premiered on August 26, 2023, at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival,[4] before going into commercial release on October 5.[5]

References
  1. "Rémy Girard en perte de repères dans Testament, le nouveau film de Denys Arcand". Ici Radio-Canada, May 12, 2023.
  2. Marc-André Lussier, "Rémy Girard, Sophie Lorain et Marie-Mai dans Testament de Denys Arcand". La Presse, December 6, 2022.
  3. Sandrine Vincent, "Voyez la bande-annonce du prochain film de Denys Arcand avec toute une brochette de vedettes". 7 Jours, May 12, 2023.
  4. Guillaume Picard, "Denys Arcand: «Testament» en première mondiale à Angoulême". TVA Nouvelles, July 20, 2023.
  5. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Testament en salle le 5 octobre". Films du Québec, May 24, 2023.


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