Origami is a Canadian science fiction thriller film, directed by Patrick Demers and released in 2017.[1] The film stars François Arnaud as David, a man struggling to make sense of whether his apparent ability to travel back and forth in time is the result of a psychotic break or a timeline that is genuinely folding in on itself.[2]
The film's cast also includes Nobuya Shimamoto, Max Laferriere, Stefanie Nakamura, Benoît Gouin, Alexa-Jeanne Dubé, Normand D'Amour, Patrick Forest, Tania Kontoyanni and Milton Tanaka.
The film premiered on July 18, 2017 at the Fantasia Film Festival,[3] before going into commercial release in 2018.[4]
Critical response
Norman Wilner of Now rated the film three N's, writing that "the charismatic Arnaud (Blindspot, The People Garden) does a fine job of holding the whole thing together, even as when it briefly flirts with turning into a bad remake of The Butterfly Effect."[2] André Duchesne of La Presse also praised Arnaud's performance as successfully carrying a difficult film.[5]
Awards
At the Fantasia Film Festival, the film received a special citation from the Barry Convex Award jury.[6]
Screenwriters André Gulluni and Claude Lalonde received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Screenplay at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019.[7]
References
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Origami – Film de Patrick Demers". Films du Québec, April 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Norman Wilner, "Cinefranco review: Origami". Now, October 3, 2018.
- ^ Ismaël Houdassine, "Fantasia 2017, c’est du solide!". Huffington Post Québec, July 5, 2017.
- ^ Normand Provencher, "Patrick Demers signe un thriller fantastique avec Origami". Le Soleil, April 19, 2018.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Origami: à la recherche du temps perdu". La Presse, April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Fantasia Festival 2017 awards celebrate the best in horror and other genre fare!". Rue Morgue, August 3, 2017.
- ^ Yan Lauzon, "Nominations Gala Québec Cinéma: «1991» au sommet". Le Journal de Montréal, April 11, 2019.
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