The Fall of Sparta (French: La chute de Sparte) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Tristan Dubois and released in 2018.[1] Adapted from the young adult novel by Sébastien "Biz" Fréchette,[2] the film stars Lévi Doré as Steeve Simard, a bookish and introverted teenager in Saint-Lambert, Quebec in his final year of high school.[3]
| The Fall of Sparta | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| La chute de Sparte | |
| Directed by | Tristan Dubois |
| Written by | Tristan Dubois Sébastien "Biz" Fréchette |
| Based on | La chute de Sparte by Sébastien "Biz" Fréchette |
| Produced by | Marc Biron Sonia Despars |
| Starring | Lévi Doré Jonathan St-Arnaud Éric K. Boulianne |
| Cinematography | Daniel Villeneuve |
| Edited by | Hubert Hayaud |
| Music by | Sophie Lupien |
Production company | Parallaxes |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Dubois and Biz opted to cast the film in a color-blind way, choosing the best actor for each role regardless of whether they corresponded to their character's stated or presumed racial background in the original novel.[4]
Awards
editFanny Vachon received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Makeup at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards. The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Hairstyling (André Duval), Revelation of the Year (Doré) and Best Casting (Nathalie Boutrie).[5]
References
edit- ^ "La chute de Sparte : Histoire tragique". Voir, May 28, 2018.
- ^ "La chute de Sparte : parce qu’on est en 2018". Ici Radio-Canada, May 31, 2018.
- ^ "Montreal film La Chute de Sparte aims to be not (just) another teen movie". CBC News Montreal, June 2, 2018.
- ^ "«La chute de Sparte»: l’âge des premières fois". Le Devoir, May 26, 2018.
- ^ Richard Therrien, "«Alerte Amber»: enfant autiste recherché". Le Soleil, September 5, 2019.
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