L'âge des ténèbres
- 2007
- 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.3K
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Jean-Marc Leblanc (Labrèche), a desperate civil servant, escapes reality as we know it by imagining himself as the hero in imaginary adventures.Jean-Marc Leblanc (Labrèche), a desperate civil servant, escapes reality as we know it by imagining himself as the hero in imaginary adventures.Jean-Marc Leblanc (Labrèche), a desperate civil servant, escapes reality as we know it by imagining himself as the hero in imaginary adventures.
- Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total
Kimberly St-Pierre King
- Coralie Cormier-Leblanc
- (as Kimberly St-Pierre-King)
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Of course, if you are a person who believes our modern society is the culmination of human evolution and you are comfortable with the western way of life, you might not like this movie so much (referring to the review posted by someone from Chicoutimi). Otherwise, it has to be one of the most brilliant criticisms about the North-American way of life. Another reviewer compared it to Brazil from Gilliam, and there surely are some similarities, though Arcand does not go as far into surrealism. The cast is wonderful. All in all it is a great satire that makes you reflect on many aspects of life in our time. It is funny, but really dark at the same time. I liked it even better the second time I watched it. It just lacks a little something - maybe a stronger climax - to be a masterpiece.
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- SoundtracksDu Moment Qu'on Aime
(from "Zemire et Azor")
Music by André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (uncredited) and French text by Jean François Marmontel (uncredited)
Performed by Rufus Wainwright
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,491,525
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $277,949
- Dec 9, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $3,416,328
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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