Bobby Beshro, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, John Dunn-Hill, Klimbo, Marc Gelinas ...( see more  see more... ) , Marie-France Lambert , Marie Josee Croze , Pierre Lebeau , Stephanie Morgenstern , Virginie Dubois

During one rainy summer night, 25-year-old Bibiane Champagne hits a man with hercar. The victim, a 53-year-old fishmonger whom Bibiane abandons on the street,manages to get back home and die peacefull...( read more  read more... )y in his kitchen. Bibiane's life descendsinto chaos. Just as she risks her life to erase all proof of her actions, she isgiven a second chance. With the help of Evian, a man she encounters, she finallycomes to terms with her life. The storyteller is a fish, a fish that hails from theaquatic magma present at the very beginning of the universe.

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Directed by: Denis Villeneuve

Release Date: September 15, 2000

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DVD Release Date: April 8, 2003

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  • January 2, 2008
    Maelström is the brilliantly told story of a young woman dealing with the chaos that ensues from the hit-and-run she committs.
    I especially enjoyed how it was sometimes shot at different angles with the camera shakiness on top of that to give it a touch of confusion.
    Like the ...( read more)snowball effect, each event of the film brings about another and so on. It seems everything has a meaning and everything is linked to something else, somehow.

    I also liked the idea of a fish on the brink of death (about to be slaughtered actually) telling the story. It was quirky yet added a tinge of originality.
    Marie-Josée Croze was, as always, superb. As for Jean-Nicolas Verreault, I thought he was overshadowed by Croze and should've had more screen time. He's an okay actor anyhow!

    I suggest you rent this when you feel like watching drama, art house, foreign, international, what have you. Otherwise you might not appreciate this as much as you should.
  • October 18, 2006
    I should see this again. Wasn't a big fan the first time.
  • April 5, 2008
    La réalisation est époustouflante, réellement. En terme d'artiste québécois, Denis Villeneuve est absolument un maître en la matière, les plans sont incroyables, le rythme successif que créent les images est déroutant et le montage est à couper le souffle. Mais ça s'arrête là.

    T...( read more)out dépend probablement du mode d'humeur dans lequel on est lorsqu'on visionne un film de Villeneuve, mais j'étais très loin d'avoir envie de regarder des personnes gémir et geindre sur leur sort, s'appuyant sur la fatalité du destin pour excuser leur déboire. Pile le genre de théorie qui contrevient à l'humanisme de Sartre.

    Les acteurs ne sont pas impressionnants outre-mesure, je n'avais rien à foutre de ce type d'histoire merdique revu maintes et maintes fois par tous les films du genre (ah, quelle coïncidence, il recherche la femme qui a tué son père et en tombe amoureux!), tout juste de quoi en faire un film original sans originalité. De plus, la manière dont l'histoire est racontée est beaucoup trop exagérée, c'est tellement risible que ça en devient pathétique. Un poisson mort qui raconte une histoire, avec le beau ton de Pierre Lebeau. Wow.

    À voir pour la réalisation phénoménale et si l'on croit que le pauvre petit être humain fait pitié.
  • March 24, 2008
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.
  • October 21, 2007
    Génial, un vrai film d'auteur ou la direction photo joue un rôle tout en établissant l'univers du personnage.
  • May 28, 2007
    I'm sure most people have not even heard of this small film from Quebec about a talking fish...quite funny and very innovative...made for less than a million bucks...if you like Dogme 95 films you'll love it.
  • April 14, 2007
    Loved it loved it loved it. A movie that's tailor-made for me. So real and passionate.
  • March 2, 2007
    pretty good, but not great, i love marie josee croze
  • December 11, 2006
    I wonder what this is about, i think ill see it!

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