Cork French Film Festival 2012
Journey’s End
La Belle Viste
In a corner of the Quebec countryside, between a major road and a headland overlooking the sea, sits an abandoned motel which has been converted into a home for the elderly.
14:00 Mon 07 March, 2011 @ The Gate Cinema
2010
80mins
35mm
French (English subtitles)
Directed by Jean-François Caissy
Starring Jean-François Caissy
Like the travellers who would have stayed in these rooms when it was a motel, these men and women are waiting to move on.
Filmed over five seasons, Jean-François Caissy’s allegorical portrait of the home and its residents shows us real characters with whom viewers can identify. Beyond the resonant poignancy there are many moments of droll humour and beauty.