“In this anarchic, situationist and burlesque escapade, which pokes fun at everything, especially normalcy, the trio of free-wheeling ‘fiancés’ embarks on a thousand adventures….(transl.)” Télérama
- Bilingual
- ≈ 1 hour and 30 minutes · No intermission
Les Chiens de Navarre, the most outrageous collective on the French-language theatre scene, are about to make their exhilarating Ottawa debut! Complementing the presentation of their show Les armoires normandes at the National Arts Centre (October 5–8 at 7:30 p.m.), an exclusive screening of Apnée, the first feature film by director Jean-Christophe Meurisse, will take place on Saturday, October 8 at 2 p.m. in the Auditorium of the National Gallery of Canada. The screening is made possible by a partnership between the National Arts Centre French Theatre, the National Gallery of Canada and the Embassy of France in Canada.
Apnée—a zany, no-holds-barred comedy—had its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, at a special session during the Semaine de la critique. It stars three hilarious actors from the Paris-based theatre collective Les Chiens de Navarre: Céline Fuhrer, Thomas Scimeca and Maxence Tual.
Céline, Thomas and Maxence come as a set of three. Like the words of the French national motto. They want to get married, buy a house, find a job, raise well-behaved children, and eat oysters every day. Unfazed by and unprepared for a blistering economic and administrative reality, they hop onto their blazing ATVs and set off across a crippled France on a quest for new indicators, deserts littered with bipeds, and moments of fleeting happiness.
RSVP: Please confirm your attendance by email to RSVP-TF@cna-nac.ca