LA SARRASINE
105 min, Fiction, Quebec, Canada, 1992Directed byPaul Tana
Produced byACPAV
LanguagesFrench, Italian
À Montréal, en 1904, Giuseppe et Ninetta tiennent une pension de famille où ils accueillent leurs compatriotes siciliens. Un jour, Giuseppe se porte à la défense de l’un de ses pensionnaires et tue accidentellement Théo, le gendre de son meilleur ami canadien français. Ce drame exacerbe les tensions entre ethnies et transforme la destinée de plusieurs.
Film details
Synopsis
Montreal, 1904. Giuseppe and Ninetta live in a family house with some fellow Sicilians. One day while trying to defend his friend, Giuseppe accidently kills Theo, son-in-law of his French-Canadian best friend. This event aggravates the ongoing conflict between some ethnic groups and transforms many people’s destiny. Inspired by true events, The Saracen is a film about the Italian immigration in Quebec and the many conflicts resulting from the clash of both cultures.
Credits
Director: Paul Tana
Screenplay: Bruno Ramirez and Paul Tana
Cinematography: Michel Caron
Editing : Louise Surprenant
Sound Design: Claude Langlois
Score : Pierre Desrochers
Sound Recording : Jacques Drouin
Sound Mixing : Michel Descombes
Producer : Marc Daigle
With: Enrica Maria Modugno, Gilbert Sicotte, Jean Lapointe, Tony Nardi
Direction
Paul Tana
Born in Ancone, Italy in 1947, Paul Tana emigrates in Quebec at age 11. His films are tainted by his origins and are often seen as the Italian face of Quebec’s Cinema.
Filmography
LES GRANDS ENFANTS, 1980, 83 min., fiction
CAFFÈ ITALIA, MONTRÉAL, 1985, 81 min., docu-fiction
LA SARRASINE, 1992, 105 min., fiction
LA DÉROUTE, 1998, 111 min., fiction
- SOUVIENS-TOI DE NOUS (RICORDATI DI NOI), 2008, 25 min., documentary
- MARGUERITA, 2015, 27 min., documentary
- LE FIGUIER, 2018, 28 min., documentary
- FELLINI PREMIÈRES FOIS, 2020, 30 min., documentary