Atomic Saké

Atomic Saké
Atomic Saké
Directed by	Louise Archambault
Written by	Louise Archambault
Produced by	François Landry
Starring	Audrey Benoit; Suzanne Clément; Noémie Godin-Vigneau
Cinematography	André Turpin
Edited by	Sophie Leblond
Music by	Luc Raymond
Production; company	Filmo
Distributed by	Cinéma Libre
Release date	October 21, 1999 (FNC);
Running time	31 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Atomic Saké is a 1999 Canadian short drama film, directed by Louise Archambault.^[1] The film centres on Ariane (Audrey Benoit), Véronique (Suzanne Clément) and Mathilde (Noémie Godin-Vigneau), three female friends talking over drinks who decide to reveal their innermost secrets, including Mathilde's revelation that she is in love with Ariane and tries to come out to her.^[2]^[3]

The film has been described by critics as having a Rashomon-like structure of shifting perspectives on the subjective nature of truth.^[4]^[5]

The film premiered at Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma in 1999,^[6] and was later screened at festivals including the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival^[4] and the 2001 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.^[7]

The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 2nd Jutra Awards.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Adam Nayman, "Louise Archambault". The Canadian Encyclopedia, August 20, 2014.
^ Lucille Cairns, "Lesbian Desire in Recent French and Francophone Cinema" in Lesbian Inscriptions in Francophone Society and Culture (Renate Günther, Wendy Michallat, eds.). Durham Modern Languages, 2007. ISBN 9780907310624. pp. 45-63.
^ Cairns, Lucille (2006). Sapphism on Screen: Lesbian Desire in French and Francophone Cinema (1st ed.). Edinburgh University Press. p. 199. ISBN 0748621652.
^ ^a ^b Mark Peranson, "Is there still a here, here?" The Globe and Mail, September 8, 2000.
^ Todd Babiak, "Emerging Canadian director also talented cinematographer". Edmonton Journal, January 17, 2003.
^ "International Festival of New Cinema and New Media". Montreal Gazette, October 21, 1999.
^ Ingrid Randoja, "Sex, Lives and Video". Now, May 17, 2001.