Next Floor
| Next Floor | |
|---|---|
| Film poster | |
| Directed by | Denis Villeneuve |
| Screenplay by | Jacques Davidts |
| Story by | Caroline Binet Phoebe Greenberg |
| Produced by | Phoebe Greenberg Karen Murphy |
| Starring | Jean Marchand Matthieu Handfield Sébastian René Emmanuel Schwartz |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
| Edited by | Sophie Leblond |
| Music by | Warren Slim Williams |
Release date |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Next Floor is a 2008 Canadian dark comedy short film directed by Denis Villeneuve.[1] The film, largely wordless, depicts a group of eleven people endlessly gorging themselves on raw meats at a banquet.[1]
Synopsis
[edit ]During an opulent and luxurious banquet, attended by servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be ritualistic gastronomic carnage.
Characters and cast
[edit ]- Maître D • Jean Marchand
- Servers • Mathieu Handfield, Sébastien René, Emmanuel Schwartz
- Diners • Simone Chevalot, Ken Fernandez, Ariel Ifergan, Sergiy Marchenko, Deepak Massand, Gaétan Nadeau, Charles Papasoff, Daniel Rousse, Helga Schmitz, Dennis St-John, Valérie Wiseman
Production background
[edit ]The film was conceived by producer Phoebe Greenberg and directed by Denis Villeneuve during a break from production of his feature film Polytechnique .[2]
Release and reception
[edit ]The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, as part of the Semaine de la critique program.[3]
Critical response
[edit ]For Indiewire , journalist Zach Hollwedel theorized that the banquet attendees were in hell, and being forced to atone for their gluttonous lifestyles when they were alive, or that the film was a metaphorical comment on the voracious and destructive nature of human consumerism.[1]
Accolades
[edit ]At Cannes, the film received the Canal+ prize for the best short film in its program.[4]
The film received a special jury citation for the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 29th Genie Awards [6] and the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 11th Jutra Awards.[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Watch: Denis Villeneuve’s Perplexing 2008 Short Film ‘Next Floor’". Indiewire , May 27, 2015.
- ^ " Egoyan movie wins prize at Cannes for spiritual values; Another Canadian film wins award for short movie". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , May 26, 2008.
- ^ "Montrealer Denis Villeneuve takes new short to Cannes film fest". Montreal Gazette , April 26, 2008.
- ^ "Short film winner conceived by Ottawan; Gluttony-themed Next Floor wins top prize for producer Greenberg, celebrated director Villeneuve". Ottawa Citizen , May 25, 2008.
- ^ "Slumdog takes the people's prize; LeBron James documentary tapped as runner-up". Toronto Star , September 14, 2008.
- ^ "Quebec movie scores three major Genies; Pilon's Ce qu'il faut pour vivre Gross's Passchendaele also big winner". Montreal Gazette , April 5, 2009.
- ^ "Two films share spotlight; The Jutras". Montreal Gazette , March 30, 2009.
External links
[edit ]- Next Floor at IMDb
- Next Floor on YouTube
- 2008 films
- 2008 black comedy films
- 2008 short films
- Best Live Action Short Drama Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Films directed by Denis Villeneuve
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s Canadian films
- Canadian black comedy films
- Canadian comedy short films
- Best Live Action Short Film Jutra and Iris Award winners
- English-language black comedy films
- English-language comedy-drama short films