Ireland Blue Book
Ireland Blue Book (French: Irlande cahier bleu) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Olivier Godin and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Emery Habwineza as Ducarmel, a firefighter and basketball player who has fantastical dreams about being sent on an intergalactic mission in outer space when he falls asleep at night.[2]
The cast also includes Étienne Pilon, Florence Blain Mbaye, Ève Duranceau, Stéphane Crête, Jean-Marc Dalpé, Johanna Nutter, François-Simon Poirier, Charlotte Aubin, Rawam Sleiman, Philomène Lévesque-Rainville, Élia Dassi, Annie Darisse-Desbiens, Suzanne Beth, Anne Lapierre, Josée Laviolette, Pierre Mailloux and Samer Najari in supporting roles.[3]
Production
Ducarmel previously appeared, also played by Habwineza, as a minor supporting character in Godin's previous film There Are No False Undertakings (Il n'y a pas de faux métier).[4]
Distribution
The film premiered in July 2023 at the Fantasia International Film Festival,[5] where it was named the winner of the Camera Lucida award from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma.[6]
It went into commercial distribution in September 2023.[2]
References
- ^ Martin Gignac, "Loin des règles établies". La Presse, September 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Olivier Du Ruisseau, "«Irlande cahier bleu»: le basketball poétique d’Olivier Godin". Le Devoir, September 1, 2023.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Irlande cahier bleu – Film de Olivier Godin". Films du Québec, September 3, 2023.
- ^ Jason Paré, "«Irlande cahier bleu»: onirisme et poésie ". Métro, July 27, 2023.
- ^ Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Canadian films Irlande Cahier Bleu, Romi set for Fantasia". Playback, June 8, 2023.
- ^ Erik Pedersen, "Fantasia Film Festival Awards: ‘Red Rooms’ Takes Best Feature & Two Others; ‘Femme’ A Double Winner – Full List". Deadline Hollywood, July 30, 2023.