Falcon Lake (film)

Falcon Lake is a 2022 Canadian-French drama film, directed and co-written by Charlotte Le Bon.[1] Adapted from the graphic novel Une sœur by Bastien Vivès, the film stars Joseph Engel as Bastien, a 13-year-old boy from Paris, France, on a family vacation in Quebec, where he meets and develops a relationship with Chloé (Sara Montpetit), the 16-year-old daughter of his mother's old friend Louise (Karine Gonthier-Hyndman).[2]

Falcon Lake
Film poster
Directed byCharlotte Le Bon
Screenplay byFrançois Choquet
Charlotte Le Bon
Bastien Vivès
Based onUne sœur
by Bastien Vivès
Produced bySylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant
StarringJoseph Engel
Sara Montpetit
Karine Gonthier-Hyndman
Monia Chokri
CinematographyKristof Brandl
Edited byJulie Lena
Music byKlô Pelgag
Shida Shahabi
Production
companies
Cinefrance
Ley Line Entertainment
Sons of Manual
Distributed by
  • Sphere Films (Canada)
  • Tandem (France)
Release date
  • May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesCanada
France
LanguagesFrench
English

The cast also includes Monia Chokri as Bastien's mother Violette, as well as Jeff Roop, Pierre-Luc Lafontaine, and Thomas Laperrière in supporting roles.

The film was shot in summer 2021 in and around Gore, Quebec.[3]

The film debuted in the Director's Fortnight program at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2022.[1] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Plot

The shy 13-year-old Bastien and his family are staying at a friend's lake cottage in Quebec, where Bastien meets the bold 16-year-old Chloé. She is a fan of folklore and local legends and tells Bastien a ghost is haunting the nearby lake. The two teens quickly bond.

Critical response

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Falcon Lake holds an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.20/10.[5]

Awards
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Deauville American Film Festival2022Prix d'Ornano-ValentiFalcon LakeWon
Vancouver International Film Festival2022Emerging Canadian DirectorCharlotte Le BonWon[6]
Prix Louis-Delluc2022Best First FilmFalcon LakeWon[7]
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois2023Best FilmFalcon LakeNominated[8]
César AwardsFebruary 24, 2023Best First Feature FilmCharlotte Le BonNominated[9]
Canadian Screen AwardsApril 16, 2023Best Motion PictureSylvain Corbeil, Nancy GrantNominated[10]
Best DirectorCharlotte Le BonNominated
Best Lead Performance in a FilmJoseph EngelNominated
Best Supporting Performance in a FilmSara MontpetitNominated
Best Adapted ScreenplayCharlotte Le BonNominated
John Dunning Best First Feature AwardCharlotte Le BonWon

References
  1. "Le premier film de Charlotte Le Bon, Falcon Lake, sélectionné à Cannes". Ici Radio-Canada, April 19, 2022.
  2. Marc-André Lussier, "Falcon Lake, de Charlotte Le Bon, sélectionné à Cannes". La Presse, April 19, 2022.
  3. Marie-Catherine Goudreau, "Falcon Lake : Le premier long-métrage de Charlotte Le Bon". Journal Accès, August 10, 2021.
  4. Pat Mullen, "TIFF Announces Canadian Films for 2022 Festival". That Shelf, August 10, 2022.
  5. "FALCON LAKE". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  6. Noel Ransome, "‘Riceboy Sleeps’ and ‘Until Branches Bend’ win top film prizes at VIFF". Toronto Star, October 7, 2022.
  7. Fabien Lemercier, "Saint Omer and Pacifiction receive the Louis-Delluc prize ex-aequo". Cineuropa, 1 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  8. Jean-Louis Bordeleau, "Le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois s’élargit et dévoile ses finalistes". Le Devoir, January 19, 2023.
  9. Maxime Demers, "Falcon Lake: Charlotte Le Bon en lice pour un prix César". Le Journal de Montréal, January 25, 2023.
  10. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Écrans canadiens – Viking,13 nominations". Films du Québec, February 22, 2023.
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