{"id":49036,"date":"2024-10-08T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=49036"},"modified":"2024-10-08T12:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:44:37","slug":"review-of-le-grand-vide-filmed-in-quebec-n-b-n-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=49036","title":{"rendered":"Review of Le Grand Vide filmed in Quebec, N.B., N.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHETICAMP<\/strong>: The following is a review submitted to The Laker News about the film Le Grand Vide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film was filmed throughout Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, including in Cheticamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Videographer Matt Dagley, who freelances in many of our video projects with The Laker News, was part of the filming of Le Grand Vide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The review was submitted from Marina O\u2019Connell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is Marina\u2019s review, which she gives the film four out of five stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIDEO: Trailer of Le Grand Vide: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LE GRAND VIDE \/ THE EMPTINESS WITHIN (Trailer with English Captions)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8xVqKgqhgY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_20240925_105143_Chrome-e1728402226784.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49037\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Grand Vide: A Soulful Journey Through Loss and Redemption<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Le Grand Vide (The Emptiness Within), Jessy Dupont delivers an introspective and poignant work that explores themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and the search for meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film follows Elliot, a retired and alcoholic cabinetmaker, who embarks on a journey to find his son who has been missing for twenty years, accompanied by Bourk, a marginal Acadian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This unlikely friendship unfolds throughout their journey across the French-speaking regions of Canada, particularly in Acadia and Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dupont\u2019s screenplay avoids easy melodrama, opting for a slow and reflective pace that allows the audience to immerse themselves in the characters\u2019 subtle emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dialogues are sincere and stripped down, favoring meaningful silences and glances. This approach, typical of auteur cinema, might seem overly contemplative for some, but it gives the film an authentic emotional depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the film\u2019s greatest strengths is how Dupont manages to address delicate subjects like alcoholism, broken parental relationships, and Franco-Acadian friendship without falling into clich\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The references to Francophone culture and the Wolastoqey language, along with the importance of the relationship between Quebec and Acadia, add a unique cultural richness to the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot_20240925_111536_Vimeo-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49039\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Le Grand Vide is not without flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some viewers may find the pacing too slow, and the relatively simple narrative might not appeal to those looking for more action or plot twists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it is precisely in this simplicity that the film\u2019s strength lies: a story of ordinary men, of loss, rediscovery, and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Grand Vide is an evocative road movie that leaves a lasting impression, anchored by its strong performances and heartfelt storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;] CHETICAMP: The following is a review submitted to The Laker News about the film Le Grand Vide. The film was filmed throughout Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, including in Cheticamp. Videographer Matt Dagley, who freelances in many of our video projects with The Laker News, was part of the filming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[6728,7516,7517,6970,5504,7518,2018,1077],"class_list":["post-49036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cheticamp","tag-cinema","tag-critique","tag-film","tag-jessy-dupont","tag-le-grand-vide","tag-n-b","tag-nova-scotia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}