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The Other French New Wave Vol. 2

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From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the country’s original cinematic boom years – spanning the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s – occasionally venturing past that period (and the country’s borders) to highlight the films of Canada’s most inspired actors and filmmakers. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP's brand new line of home video releases!

Four more trailblazing classics from the dawn of Québec’s cinematic revolution

Between Sweet and Salt Water (Entre la mer et l'eau douce) – Leaving his rural hometown for the trials and tribulations of success in the city, young folksinger Claude (Orders star Claude Gauthier) begins a charged romance with waitress Geneviève (Dead Ringers’ Geneviève Bujold). Legendary filmmaker Michel Brault’s celebrated fiction feature debut transposed the intimacy and immediacy of his vérité work and brought new legitimacy to independent cinema in Québec.

Where Are You? (Où êtes-vous donc?) – Coming together across an extended road trip to Montréal, Christian, Georges, and Mouffe each forge a unique path in the face of an increasingly consumerist society. Filmmaker Gilles Groulx’s follow-up to The Cat in the Bag is an intoxicating formal kaleidoscope that pushes cinematic language to its limits.

Geneviève – Traveling to Québec City for a winter carnival, teenagers Geneviève (Bujold) and Louise (A Woman in Transit's Louise Marleau) experience the joys and disillusionment of a young love affair with Bernard (Bernard Arcand) in Michel Brault’s first collaboration with Bujold.

Fabienne (Fabienne sans son jules) – Restless with local celebrity and longing for a lead role in a film, free-spirited chanteuse Fabienne (famed Québécois singer Pauline Julien) relentlessly pursues an offscreen Jean-Luc Godard in this early short from Jacques Godbout (YUL 871).

directed by: Michel Brault, Gilles Groulx, Jacques Godbout
starring: Claude Gauthier, Geneviève Bujold, Christian Bernard, Georges Dor, Claudine Monfette, Louise Marleau, Pauline Julien
1967, 1969, 1964, 1964 / 237 min (combined) / 1.33:1, 1.37:1 / French DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

Region Free Blu-ray
Scanned and restored in 2K from the 35mm interpositives
New Between Sweet and Salt Water audio commentary featuring author/professor André Loiselle
New interview with former Cinémathèque québécoise director Robert Daudelin on Where Are You? and the films of Gilles Groulx
Geneviève Bujold: Art = Life (2018, 5 min.) – A tribute to Michel Brault starring Bujold
Theatrical trailers for Between Sweet and Salt Water, Where Are You?, and the three features from The Other New Wave, Vol. 1
Booklet featuring a new essay by author Ralph Elawani and a new interview with Godbout by film programmer Marc Lamothe
Reversible cover artwork
English subtitles

Overall rating: 4.8095236 / 5 from 21 reviews.

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Fascinating quartet of underseen films

"Wonderful films, very engaging and beautiifully restored. Packaging is nice, the booklet is informative. The extras are great. Matches the excellence of Vol 1."

— Donald M. (5/5)

Canadian gems part II

"This second part of what they've called The other french new wave features some films that follows the canon of the french realism, intimate and human stories that shows situations in which any of us could be in a given moment of our lives. Nice to see this kind of cinema is still. out there."

— Carlos R. (5/5)

Worth buying for Genevieve Bujold

"Contains both a short and a feature with the great Genevieve Bujold. She is stunning and excellent in both. Sweet Water is a better showcase for what she can do, but she is always magnetic to watch. Two other films, one short one feature length, are also included. The second feature film is a mixed bag. A truly odd duck with sung narration from a female chorus, a constant switch between color and black and white, and other odd stylistic choices. Most interesting as a time capsule for the stores, records, magazines, ads, etc of the time. Not engaging otherwise. But the two Bujold features are the focus here anyway. Everything else is extra. A must for her fans."

— Ed K. (5/5)

I've been eagerly awaiting volume

"I've been eagerly awaiting volume 2 for a few years now, even giving up hope that it would actually happen. I'm glad it finally did, as these films are gems."

— Jeff S. (5/5)

Awesome!

"A superb companion set that broadens the story of postwar French cinema beyond the familiar canon. Across its varied selections, the collection reveals a movement rich in formal invention, regional character, and neglected talent, making it an essential excavation for adventurous film lovers."

— Walter P. (5/5)

Vol. 2

"More Canadian flicks, great second volume"

— Harry C. (4/5)

Great

"Bring on Volume 3! Would love to see films by Claude Jutra soon, please."

— Mark B. (5/5)

Old Wave

"Wait, there was a French New Wave? Where the heck was I? Ohhhhh yeah, living in the 80s."

— Andrew N. (5/5)

Quiet Revolution: Canadian International Pictures Restores Québec’s New Wave to Blu-ray

"Brings together four key works by Michel Brault, Gilles Groulx, and Jacques Godbout, ranging from intimate, vérité-tinged romantic dramas to more fragmented, formally playful studies of youth, politics, and modern life. Geneviève Bujold is a recurring presence, anchoring Brault’s contributions with a natural, lived-in charisma that ties the collection together. Restored in 2K from original elements and supplemented with new interviews, commentaries, archival material, and contextual writing, the Blu-ray gives these films the kind of care and visibility they’ve long deserved. It’s especially rewarding to see this era of Canadian cinema given such a focused spotlight, reframing it not as a regional footnote but as a genuinely adventurous and influential moment in film history."

— Mitchell C. (5/5)

The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

"Amazing follow up to Vol. 1 !!"

— Adam K. (5/5)