
In a near and uneasy future, global warming has had an unexpected impact on the city of Montreal. Very suddenly, the ground of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district has begun sprouting vast quantities of precious, pricey truffles. They are an immediate sensation worldwide with gourmands, bringing prosperity to Montrealers. When a fur-stole factory sets up shop in the neighborhood, no one doubts that it's a front for a greedy corporation seeking a monopoly over the valuable truff... (Full plot summary below)
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In a near and uneasy future, global warming has had an unexpected impact on the city of Montreal. Very suddenly, the ground of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district has begun sprouting vast quantities of precious, pricey truffles. They are an immediate sensation worldwide with gourmands, bringing prosperity to Montrealers. When a fur-stole factory sets up shop in the neighborhood, no one doubts that it's a front for a greedy corporation seeking a monopoly over the valuable truffles. Before long, the earth begins to give up the last of its riches and poverty returns to the working class. The enigmatic company does have one challenger - Charles, an independent truffle - hunter with an exceptional sense of smell, permitting him to make great hauls of truffles. Ready to do anything to block the competition, the company sets in motion furious diabolical plots to undo Charles and his companion Alice. Alone again the powerful organization, the couple can count on none but themselves to survive...
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| User ReviewBarney BFilm de peu de mots, mais emplie d'imagination débordante et illimitée. Dans un univers complêtement fou où chaque recoin recelle d'absurdité, truffe nous offre un pari risqué, intéressant et prometteur pour le cinéma québécois, mais s'essoufle du côté du rhytme malgré des interprétations raffinés, des dialogues banalement magnifique, une musique sublime, une réalisation hallucinante, un esthétique magnifique et des clins d'oeil intéressants. UN exercice de style dont on ne se plaindra certainement pas! Edit: réécoute essentielle donnant au film tout son souffle et toute l'appréciation qu'il mérite. Magnifique. |
| User ReviewJanick LSi vous étiez un fan de la télé série (Hammer House of Mystery & Suspens) et que vous aimiez les interlude des années 80', vous adoreriez ce film. C'est comme un long interlude. Bravo, Kim Nguyen! |
| User ReviewDonald AVous ne verrez pas beaucoup de film québécois dans ce genre! Alors courrez le voir avant qu'il ne soit plus qu'en DVD! |
| User ReviewMarc-André RBeau travail sur esthétisme et l'ambiance. Pourtant, j'ai été déçu. Il y a un problème scénaristique que je ne peux pas expliquer. Pourtant le film est court, mais il y a un essoufflement dès la moitié du film. J'suis d'accord à 100% qu'en on parle de me présenter une structure non-conventionnelle, mais encore faut-il qu'elle fonctionne pour le spectateur.... Doit-on mettre une partie du problème sur le dos l'esthétisme qui est ironiquement la force du film? Cet esthétisme ayant du mal à ce faire digérée par le spectateur, car non conventionnelle? Je ne sais pas. |
| User ReviewMaggie DNguyen's second feature lenght film is an almost complete success on its terms-- well, at least on what it was trying to achieve. Indeed, there are no place for wordy monologues nor for overacting in any sense of the term in Truffe. It's incredibly subtle, even with the presence of Critters-ish creatures whose methodic rampage is both underplayed and grotesque. It's also nice to look at, of course. When the plot falters a bit and loses its momentum, the beauty of the images catches us back. Alternately playing the juicy B-Movie and the German expressionism card, Nguyen's directorial choices are never less than very intriguing. Alas, it's not terribly compelling. Despite the cast's best efforts (Dupuis and Bonnier, backed by a flawless stage direction, still amaze), it's more about the show than the plot. The screenplay being more a social commentary than an actual story, it's quite hard to find ourselves completely drawn in by what's happening, except maybe when Bonnier's Alice wanders through dimly lit corporation corridors with a plank full of rusty nails. Also, the climactic fight scene only roars for one tremendously exciting minute. It's a shame it deflates so quickly after such an effective slow burn of a film. But hey, complaining about the lack of action in Truffe would be like asking for an MP3 player on a sublime painting. It's a strong film, even if one can't really shake off the feeling that it's barely among the best of Nguyen's future work. See it. |
| User ReviewGuillaume MCe film aurait fait un excellent court-metrage de 25 minutes...pas 1h20. |
| User ReviewMireille By'a un défaut. on s'est fait mordre. |
| User ReviewSophie Ppas sure.. la musique est bonne, le visuel est bon, mais sinon.. pffft... des cols en poil qui mordent, des truffes dans les à (C)gouts... des robots en charge des cols ET de la privatisation des truffes... c'est trop pour mon esprit terre à terre, |