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7.3/10   1,338 votes
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Director:

Denis Villeneuve

Writer:

Denis Villeneuve (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

15 September 2000 (Canada) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life. | add synopsis

Awards:

23 wins & 8 nominations more

User Comments:

A contemporary tale more (22 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Marie-Josée Croze ... Bibiane Champagne
Jean-Nicolas Verreault ... Evian

Stephanie Morgenstern ... Claire Gunderson
Pierre Lebeau ... The Fish (voice)
Klimbo ... Head-Annstein Karlsen
John Dunn-Hill ... Fishmonger
Marc Gélinas ... Stranger in Subway
Bobby Beshro ... Philippe Champagne
Marie-France Lambert ... Marie-Jeanne Sirois
Virginie Dubois ... Sara
Daniel Turcot ... Infernal fishmonger
Luis Oliva ... Fishmonger's employee
Darrell Lloyd Tucler ... Fishmonger's employee
Léo Arguello ... Fishmonger's employee
Martin Boucher ... Driver
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Maelstrom (USA)
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MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and an abortion scene.

Runtime:

87 min | Canada:85 min (DVD version)

Country:

Canada

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | France:U | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada


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Soundtrack:

Les deux guitares more


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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A contemporary tale, 2 September 2000
9/10
Author: krn-2 from Montreal

I left the theater with a true smile "hooked" on my face. Here is a tale as grave and dark, and yet as lovely, as Grimm's original plots used to be, with however, a very personal imagery and contemporary twist. Fishes being cut in pieces by a fisherman tell this story about a young upper class women's life going from bad to worse. An neutral, almost "silent" camera shows very clean and beautiful takes of desperation and emptiness. Then, as the story turns, with odds only reality itself could invent, witty dialogs and situations light up the tale into a true bliss. The ageless fishes presents it all in a very solemn manner, conterbalancing wonderfully with the superficial and aimless modern world in which the characters live. The whole movie is thoughtful, questioning to the viewer and articulate in its very own way.

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