Genèse

  • 130'
  • Canada
  • 2018

Some say youth is wasted on the young, but they obviously don’t know the teenagers from Genèse. Guillaume, Charlotte and Felix are all shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free. They remain true to themselves, but not without problems. Philippe Lesage sketches how heartrendingly beautiful love can be, using a patient camera, gripping soundtrack and very charismatic protagonists.

Guillaume is at a boarding school, where he is a leader in the class. He gradually develops feelings for his best friend, an ice hockey player. Guillaume’s sister Charlotte exchanges her respectable puppy love for the wrong type. The third, separate storyline is for Félix, a young teenager who experiences his first pure love at summer camp. This helps explain the film's puzzling title: it’s the start of everything.

 

Director
Philippe Lesage
Country of production
Canada
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
130'
Medium
DCP
International title
Genesis
Language
French
Producer
Galilé Marion-Gauvin
Production Company
Productions l'unité centrale
Sales
Be For Films
Screenplay
Philippe Lesage
Cinematography
Nicolas Canniccioni
Editor
Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production Design
Marjorie Rhéaume
Sound Design
Sylvain Brassard
Cast
Noée Abita, Théodore Pellerin, Edouard Tremblay-Grenier, Pier-Luc Funk, Emilie Bierre, Maxime Dumontier, Paul Ahmarani
Director
Philippe Lesage
Country of production
Canada
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
130'
Medium
DCP
International title
Genesis
Language
French
Producer
Galilé Marion-Gauvin
Production Company
Productions l'unité centrale
Sales
Be For Films
Screenplay
Philippe Lesage
Cinematography
Nicolas Canniccioni
Editor
Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production Design
Marjorie Rhéaume
Sound Design
Sylvain Brassard
Cast
Noée Abita, Théodore Pellerin, Edouard Tremblay-Grenier, Pier-Luc Funk, Emilie Bierre, Maxime Dumontier, Paul Ahmarani