The Noise of Engines

The Noise of Engines (French: Le bruit des moteurs) is a 2021 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by Philippe Grégoire.[1] The film stars Robert Naylor as Alexandre, a Canada Border Services Agency instructor who returns to his hometown after being suspended from work following an unverified sexual assault allegation, who befriends Icelandic drag racer Aðalbjörg (Tanja Björk) while under surveillance by the police because of a spate of pornographic graffiti in the town.[2]

The Noise of Engines
Film poster
FrenchLe bruit des moteurs
Directed byPhilippe Grégoire
Written byPhilippe Grégoire
Produced byPhilippe Grégoire
Andrew Przybytkowski
StarringRobert Naylor
Tanja Björk
CinematographyShawn Pavlin
Edited byKyril Dubé
Music byJoël-Aimé Beauchamp
Production
company
G11C
Release date
  • September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) (SSIFF)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The cast also includes Alexandrine Agostini, Marc Beaupré, Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Huguette Chevalier, Patrice Dussault, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Maxime Genois, Vial Grégoire, Ingi Hrafn Hilmarsson, Nadia Kessiby, Marc Larrivée, Gabrielle Lessard, Virginie Ouellet, Naïla Rabel and Charles Voyer.

The film was inspired in part by Grégoire's own background as a Canada Border Services Agency employee,[1] and was shot primarily in Grégoire's hometown of Napierville, Quebec but also partly in Iceland.[2][3]

The film premiered at the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 19, 2021.[4] It had its Canadian premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinéma.[5]

Awards
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Festival du nouveau cinéma2021Prix de la diffusion Québecor for Best Film by an Emerging Canadian DirectorPhilippe GrégoireWon[6]
Directors Guild of Canada2021DGC Discovery AwardPhilippe GrégoireNominated[7]
Canadian Screen Awards2022Best DirectorPhilippe GrégoireNominated[8]
Best Supporting ActressTanja BjörkNominated
John Dunning Best First FeaturePhilippe GrégoireNominated

References
  1. Ben Croll, "How ‘The Noise of Engines’ Director Philippe Gregoire Pulled Off the Ultimate Family Movie". Variety, November 30, 2021.
  2. Marc-André Couillard, "Le bruit des moteurs : un premier long métrage tourné dans la région". Le Reflet, June 17, 2019.
  3. Dumais, Manon (February 18, 2022). "Philippe Grégoire, mon cher petit village". Le Devoir. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. Tom Grater, "‘The Noise Of Engines’: First Trailer For San Sebastian Premiere". Deadline Hollywood, September 17, 2021.
  5. André Duchesne, "Festival du nouveau cinéma: La programmation dévoilée". La Presse, September 28, 2021.
  6. Amélie Revert, "«Damascus Dreams» et «Le bruit des moteurs» au palmarès du 50e FNC". Métro, October 18, 2021.
  7. "TV & Film News – DGC reveals Discovery Award long list of emerging directors to watch". Broadcast Dialogue, September 23, 2021.
  8. Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.


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