If you look at the end of the movie [Monsegnor Lahzar], I give a lot of space to what the spectator can also imagine of what's going to be Bachir's life afterwards. So, there's the restraint part, and there's the… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I didn't want the film to be didactic, and this is tough because if you look at the list of issues, you have immigration, the education system, you have the grieving, you have suicide. I think what saved me were… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
For sure, and we haven't found it yet. I understand why we have come to a time and place where we cannot touch the… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In Canada, I've had success raising money. I think I was fortunate enough. But today, I would have to write a very, very bad… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
My film is actually very critical of the level of French we're using back home. To have an immigrant from an ancient French colony… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
My film is in French. It's not something folkloric. It's who we are. There's this tension about immigrants coming in. Will they learn French?… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses and less… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
That's grossing money for other people that has a multiplying factor, but the government doesn't see that. It doesn't see that making a film… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about that? Will… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
It's like a laboratory, a micro-society of real life, so it didn't look odd to talk about bureaucracy. In the school, in the class,… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
We get through life and this is part of the education process also. In real life, we meet bad bosses and good bosses and… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
If you're writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation. In this play, I had a strong main character and it… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on box office and comparing our films to the American films. — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
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