August 32nd on Earth
- Pascale Bussières: Simone
- Alexis Martin: Philippe
The 32nd August on earth (Original Title: Un 32 août sur terre ) is a Canadian film drama directed by Denis Villeneuve from the year 1998.
Action
After a car accident, the young Canadian Simone wants to give her life a new direction. As time seems to stand still at a fictitious 32nd August, she decides to have a child. She asks her best ( platonic ) friend Philippe to act as producer. This agrees but wants her wish to meet in an unusual place: the Great Salt Lake Desert in Utah, USA. The trip to the salt desert abrupt end when the couple discovers the body of an unknown man, who apparently was the victim of a police raid. Upon her return to Simone is clear about her love for Philippe, but the place of their appointment Philippe gets beaten up randomly from a group of young men. Simone wakes up in the hospital next to the comatose Philippe, from which one does not know if he'll ever wake up again. In his dreams, Philippe Simone meets in the salt desert.
Background
The 32nd August on earth was in May 1998, shown as part of the Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival. On September 17, 1998, he was at the Toronto International Film Festival.
On 18 February 1999, the film in German cinemas, awarded by the (now inactive ) Munich film distributor TiMe started.
Criticism
" A masterly study of the perception of time [ ... ] As the side" The 32nd August " also a precise portrait of a generation. Not knowing what you want or knowing it so well that life is left behind somewhere in between Simone and Philippe are looking for nothing more than their happiness. "
" This pretty film of the Canadian directed by Denis Villeneuve - hope leaves open where he plays: in reality or in dreams, in life or in the hereafter "
" A sensitive film about self-discovery and love, characterized by forming effective spinning tales, an intensive camera work as well as the two main characters empathetic. "
"After the mysterious and fascinating first half hour [ drops the story ] from, offers no new insights and views more. At the very end, the director prescribes melodrama and robs his film the last bit of credibility and humor. "