# Le Banquet > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Le_Banquet > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Le_Banquet.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Banquet > Source revision: 1341467453 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2008 Canadian film Le Banquet Directed by Sébastien Rose Written by Sébastien Rose Hubert-Yves Rose Produced by Pierre Even Starring Alexis Martin Raymond Bouchard Benoît McGinnis Catherine De Léan Cinematography Nicolas Bolduc Edited by Carina Baccanale Dominique Fortin Production company Cirrus Communications Distributed by Alliance Atlantis Release date August 26, 2008 (2008-08-26) (MWFF) Running time 95 minutes Country Canada Language French ***Le Banquet*** is a Canadian drama film from [Quebec](/source/Quebec), directed by [Sébastien Rose](/source/S%C3%A9bastien_Rose) and released in 2008.[1] The film's original working title was *Comme une flamme*.[2] Set at an unnamed university in [Montreal](/source/Montreal) amidst the backdrop of a student strike over rising tuition fees, the film centres on Bertrand ([Alexis Martin](/source/Alexis_Martin_(actor))), an idealistic young professor who battles the university administration after it refuses to expel a problem student ([Benoît McGinnis](/source/Beno%C3%AEt_McGinnis)) who is being disruptive in Bertrand's class.[3] ## Cast - [Larissa Corriveau](/source/Larissa_Corriveau) as Karine - [Benoît McGinnis](/source/Beno%C3%AEt_McGinnis) as Gilbert - [Frédéric Pierre](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Pierre_(actor)) as Louis-Ferdinand - [Raymond Bouchard](/source/Raymond_Bouchard) as Jean-Marc - Recteur - [Alexis Martin](/source/Alexis_Martin_(actor)) as Bertrand - [Catherine De Léan](/source/Catherine_De_L%C3%A9an) as Natasha - [Émile Proulx-Cloutier](/source/%C3%89mile_Proulx-Cloutier) as Stéphane - [Maxime Le Flaguais](/source/Maxime_Le_Flaguais) s Marcel - [Yves Jacques](/source/Yves_Jacques) as Rivard - [Paul Ahmarani](/source/Paul_Ahmarani) as Réalisateur ## Award nominations The film garnered five [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominations at the [29th Genie Awards](/source/29th_Genie_Awards) in 2009:[4] - [Best Supporting Actor](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor): McGinnis - [Best Cinematography](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Cinematography): [Nicolas Bolduc](/source/Nicolas_Bolduc) - [Best Overall Sound](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Overall_Sound): Mario Auclair, [Luc Boudrias](/source/Luc_Boudrias) and [François Senneville](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fran%C3%A7ois_Senneville&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Best Editing](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Editing): [Dominique Fortin](/source/Dominique_Fortin) and [Carina Baccanale](/source/Carina_Baccanale) - [Best Sound Editing](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Sound_Editing): François Senneville, [Antoine Morin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antoine_Morin&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Carole Gagnon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carole_Gagnon&action=edit&redlink=1) It did not win any of the awards. It received three [Jutra Award](/source/Jutra_Award) nominations at the [11th Jutra Awards](/source/11th_Jutra_Awards), for [Best Actor](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Actor) (Martin), [Best Editing](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Editing) (Fortin, Baccanale) and [Best Costume Design](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Costume_Design) ([Ginette Magny](/source/Ginette_Magny)).[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Banquet, Le – Film de Sébastien Rose"](http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/banquet-sebastien-rose/). *Films du Québec*, January 1, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Paul Journet, ["Comme une flamme de Sébastien Rose : quand l’université s’enflamme"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/entrevues/201207/17/01-4555335-comme-une-flamme-de-sebastien-rose-quand-luniversite-senflamme.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, November 2, 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Film casts much-needed critical eye on our universities; Fictional film paints schools as money pits with indifferent staff and students". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, September 4, 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Gross epic, Quebec drama lead; Genie Nominations". *[National Post](/source/National_Post)*, February 11, 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["11e Soirée des Jutra : les finalistes"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4551900-11e-soiree-des-jutra-les-finalistes.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, February 17, 2009. ## External links - [*Le Banquet*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1081956/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Le Banquet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Banquet) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Banquet?action=history)). 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