Equinox (1986 film)

Equinox
FrenchÉquinoxe
Directed byArthur Lamothe
Written byArthur Lamothe
Gilles Carle
Pierre-Yves Pépin
Produced byNicole Lamothe
StarringJacques Godin
CinematographyGuy Dufaux
Edited byFrançois Gill
Music byJean Sauvageau
Production
company
Les Ateliers audiovisuels du Québec
Release date
  • August 25, 1986 (1986-08-25) (MWFF)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Equinox (French: Équinoxe) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Arthur Lamothe and released in 1986.[1] Lamothe's first narrative feature film in 18 years after having concentrated exclusively on documentary films since 1968's Dust from Underground (Poussière sur la ville), the film stars Jacques Godin as Guillaume, a man returning to his hometown for the first time since being wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit, in order to confront the former friend whose false testimony resulted in Guillaume being sent to prison.[2]

The film was shot in the rural Îles de Sorel near Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, in 1985,[3] and premiered at the 1986 Montreal World Film Festival.[4]

  1. ^ Bruce Bailey, "Equinoxe crosses line into the unbelievable". Montreal Gazette, August 26, 1986.
  2. ^ José Arroyo, "Arthur Lamothe's Equinoxe". Cinema Canada, December 1986. p. 25.
  3. ^ Léo Bonneville, "Arthur Lamothe tourne Équinoxe aux îles de Sorel". Séquences, No. 122 (October 1985).
  4. ^ "Montreal film festival lineup set". Toronto Star, July 30, 1986.