Alexander Odyssey

Alexander Odyssey (French: Alexandre le fou) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2019.[1] The film centres on Alexandre Demard, a man who is at a new crossroads in his life 15 years after first experiencing a mental breakdown which led to his being diagnosed with schizophrenia.[2]

Alexander Odyssey
FrenchAlexandre le fou
Directed byPedro Pires
Written byPedro Pires
Josiane Lapointe
Produced byPedro Pires
Sylvia de Angelis
CinematographyPedro Pires
Edited byPedro Pires
Sophie Leblond
Sylvia de Angelis
Music bySylvain Brassard
Gaël Poisson Lemay
Production
company
Pedro Pires Films
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release date
  • September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15) (FCVQ)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival on September 15, 2019, before premiering commercially on September 20.[3]

The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Pires) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Pires, Sophie Leblond and Sylvia de Angelis).[4] It also received four Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary and Best Sound in a Documentary.[5] It won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing.[6]

References
  1. François Lévesque, "Alexandre le fou". Le Devoir, September 21, 2019.
  2. André Duchesne, "Alexandre le fou : quelques miettes de folie". La Presse, September 20, 2019.
  3. Cédric Bélanger, "Normal parmi les fous, fou parmi les normaux". Le Journal de Québec, September 15, 2019.
  4. Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
  5. "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
  6. Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.


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