A JOURNEY
UN FILM DE CATHERINE MARTIN
Feature – Quebec – 2013 – 85 min
Color | French | 16:9
SYNOPSIS
Chantal is a secretive young girl. She lives with her sick mother and unemployed father. When her mother dies, she leaves the family home for the Gaspé peninsula. She brings with her a photo of a beach where her mother longed to return. Chantal tries to find the place, but in vain. After wandering around for days, she runs out of money and finds refuge with Serge, a taciturn farmer, on his small farm in the backcountry. Serge hires Chantal, and slowly, these two lonely people get to know each other. The natural landscape around her inspires Chantal to open up to the world and its beauty. The farm is in trouble. Serge is resisting his sister Laura’s attempts to unload what remains of their family property. They have reached an impasse. Serge and Chantal gradually take to one another. The film is the story of the way they meet and form a bond.
CAST
Ariane Legault, Sébastien Ricard, Marie-Ève Bertrand, Jean-Marc Dalpé, Hélène Florent, Hugues Frenette
CREW
DIRECTOR : Catherine Martin
SCREENPLAY : Catherine Martin
PRODUCTION : François Delisle
CINEMATOGRAPHY : Mathieu Laverdière
PRODUCTION DESIGN : Caroline Alder
EDITING : Natalie Lamoureux
SCORE : Robert Marcel Lepage
BIOGRAPHY
Trained in fine arts, cinema, and photography, Catherine Martin has directed several short and feature films. Interested in both fiction and documentary, she has written and directed Les dames du 9e, Marriages, Ocean, In the Cities, The Spirit of Places, and Mourning for Anna.
FILMOGRAPHY
A JOURNEY I 2013
MOURNING FOR ANNA I 2010
IN THE CITIES I 2006
THE SPIRIT OF PLACES I 2006
MARRIAGES I 2001