Truffle (2008)

Name: Truffle
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 2008-08-22
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Céline Bonnier, Roy Dupuis, Pierre Lebeau, Danielle Proulx, Michèle Richard

Truffle (2008), directed by Kim Nguyen, starring Céline Bonnier and Roy Dupuis.

08/22/2008 BR Comedy, Horror and Science Fiction 1h 12m

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Synopsis

Chaos ensues after global warming transforms a working-class Montreal neighborhood into a world Mecca for truffles.

Nicolas BolducCinematography
Kim NguyenDirector, Writer
Richard ComeauEditing
DJ ChampionOriginal music

About the film

Truffles (French: Truffe) is a Canadian satirical science fiction film, written and directed by Kim Nguyen and released in 2008. Centred in a world in which global warming has turned the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood in Montreal into a mecca of wild truffles, the film stars Roy Dupuis and Céline Bonnier as Charles and Alice, the owners of a diner in the neighbourhood who are hired by a large corporation to find and harvest the delicacies, only to become embroiled in a nefarious body snatching plot.

The cast also includes Pierre Lebeau, Danielle Proulx, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Michèle Richard, Paul Ahmarani and Danny Gilmore in supporting roles.

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The cast also includes Pierre Lebeau, Danielle Proulx, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Michèle Richard, Paul Ahmarani and Danny Gilmore in supporting roles.

Production

The film was shot in spring 2007. Its theme music was a cover of "I Put a Spell on You", recorded by DJ Champion with vocals by Béatrice Bonifassi.

Distribution

It premiered in July 2008 at 2008 Fantasia Film Festival, before going into commercial release in August.

Critical response

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that the film "is striking enough visually to overcome the sly script’s slightly undernourished aftertaste, with ace contributions from production designer Mario Hervieux and lenser Nicolas Bolduc. Coldly minimalist corporate HQ, atmospheric underground truffle mines and 1950s-flavored diner/apartment settings all testify to the pic’s imagination within modest production means."

For Exclaim!, Robert Bell wrote that "Acting as a low budget and slightly less pretentious The Matrix — at least from a philosophical perspective — with a distinctively French-Canadian quirkiness, Truffe proves to be one of the more entertaining indictments of corporate psychosis and blind conformity out there. Much of this comes from its distinguishable aesthetic sense, as the film is shot entirely in black and white and is framed with comic book precision, along with its tendency to show rather than tell, which is refreshing given the loads of pedagogy being served."

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External links

Truffles at IMDb

Text from Truffles (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffles_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on August 22, 2008, a Friday.
It runs 1h12 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "Truffe".
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.