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Waiting for Casimir

In this experimental film, award-winning filmmaker Christian Mathieu Fournier draws freely on Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot and the pictorial work of Edward Hopper. Waiting for Casimir is marked by time: time that passes and time that stops despite the continuous swinging of the clocks.

In this experimental film, award-winning filmmaker Christian Mathieu Fournier draws freely on Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot and the pictorial work of Edward Hopper. Waiting for Casimir is marked by time: time that passes and time that stops despite the continuous swinging of the clocks.

In a cozy house in the heart of a village, men and women struggling with their limits live wrapped up in a well-ordered routine. Between the wooden slats of the interior walls, the outside life creeps in, like a parallel universe observed from afar by the residents. Strange fates are linked, between an immediate world of interchangeable images on a green screen on community television and intimate stories of life shaped by powerful and defining experiences over time. Filled with beauty and mystery, the film takes us to the heart of the human being, its fragility and its emotional depths.

  • Christian Mathieu Fournier
    Director
  • Nadine Beaudet
    Producer
  • Christian Mathieu Fournier
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    En attendant Casimir
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 17, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • VERSI DI LUCE
    Modica and Gela
    Italy
    European premiere
    2024 Official selection
Distribution Information
  • Spira
    Distributor
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Christian Mathieu Fournier

Originally from Quebec, Christian first studied cinema before becoming a director of photography in Montreal. Then he turns to directing, which allows him to deal with the question of the relationship of people to the territory. Driven by a real desire to establish a relationship of trust upstream of the camera, he invests in the human relationship with his characters and their truth. His films have been selected in numerous festivals and have earned him several distinctions in Quebec and abroad. In addition to directing and producing documentaries, Christian sits on various juries and teaches documentary cinema and photo direction.

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