Evil Words (French: Sur le seuil, lit. "On the Threshold") is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Éric Tessier and released in 2003.[1] Adapted from the novel Sur le seuil by Patrick Senécal, the film stars Michel Côté as Paul Lacasse, a doctor who is treating famous horror novelist Thomas Roy (Patrick Huard) following a suicide attempt, and begins to find evidence that Roy was in close proximity to every one of the last several dozen tragedies to occur anywhere in Canada.[2]
| Evil Words | |
|---|---|
| French | Sur le seuil |
| Directed by | Éric Tessier |
| Written by | Éric Tessier Patrick Senécal |
| Based on | Sur le seuil by Patrick Senécal |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert |
| Starring | Michel Côté Patrick Huard |
| Cinematography | Denis-Noël Mostert |
| Edited by | Alain Baril |
| Music by | Ned Bouhalassa |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Catherine Florent, Albert Millaire, Jean L'Italien, Jacques Lavallée, Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Normand D'Amour, Nicolas Canuel, Frédérique Collin, Annette Garant, Christine Foley, Alexis Belec, Paul Doucet, Guy Boutet, Anne-Marie Labelle, Frédéric Gilles, Richard Fréchette, Martin Dubreuil, Geneviève Laroche, Patrick Senécal, Lise Roy, Patrice Bélanger, Stéphane Blanchette and Éric Cabana in supporting roles.[1]
The film opened in theatres on October 3, 2003.[1]
Attempted remakes
editWithin a couple of weeks of the film's release, Miramax acquired rights to produce an American remake,[3] but this never materialized.
In 2015, GO Films, the original film's studio, announced plans to produce its own English-language remake of the film, to be titled Threshold and directed by Érik Canuel with the setting transferred to Boston,[4] but this project was also never completed.
Awards
editLouis Hone received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Sound at the 6th Jutra Awards in 2004.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sur le seuil – Film d’Éric Tessier". Films du Québec, April 19, 2009.
- ^ Manon Dumais, "Sur le seuil : Le Québec dans le sang". Voir, October 1, 2003.
- ^ "Le film québécois Sur le seuil deviendra un remake américain". TVA Nouvelles, October 23, 2003.
- ^ André Duchesne, "La version anglaise de Sur le seuil se déroulera à Boston". La Presse, April 14, 2015.
- ^ Luc Perreault, "Les Jutra 2003: Grand saison, grand gala". La Presse, January 22, 2004.
External links
edit- Evil Words at IMDb