| A Year in the Death of Jack Richards | |
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| Directed by | B. P. Paquette |
| Written by | B. P. Paquette |
| Produced by | B. P. Paquette |
| Starring | Vlasta Vrána Micheline Lanctôt Harry Hill Darryl Hunter |
| Cinematography | Daniel Breton |
| Edited by | Andrew David |
| Music by | Andrew David |
Production company | Ourson Films |
| Distributed by | Ourson Films |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards is a 2004 Canadian psychological drama film featuring Vlasta Vrána as the title character, a professor of theology, who may or may not have made himself the target of a supposed cult, whose members then worship him for a year so that they may kill him as an atonement for their sins. An English-language feature film shot and set in Montreal, it is the debut feature film from Canadian director B. P. Paquette, and also features in supporting roles Micheline Lanctôt, Harry Hill, and Darryl Hunter.
Presented at numerous film festivals in countries from around the world, and honoured with prizes and accolades, A Year in the Death of Jack Richards absolutely polarized critics when it was released in commercial theatres.[1][2][3]
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards is the first panel in Paquette's triptych on the psychology of romantic love, followed by The Woman of Ahhs: A Self-Portrait by Victoria Fleming (2008), and The Anonymous Rudy S. (2016).[4]
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