Night of the Flood

Night of the Flood
FrenchLa nuit du déluge
Directed byBernar Hébert
Written byBernar Hébert
Produced byMichel Ouellette
StarringGeneviève Rochette
Julie McClemens
Jacques Godin
CinematographySerge Ladouceur
Edited byPhilippe Ralet
Music bySerge LaForest
Gaëtan Gravel
Production
companies
Antenna
Cine Qua Non Films
Release date
  • August 29, 1996 (1996-08-29) (MWFF)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Night of the Flood (French: La nuit du déluge) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Bernar Hébert and released in 1996.[1] An experiment in integrating dance and theatrical staging into cinema, the film tells the story of a child born in a flooded land; his mother (Geneviève Rochette) was the sole survivor of the flood after floating to safety on a raft built by the child's deceased father (Jacques Godin) and being cared for by a guardian angel (Julie McClemens).[2] The film also prominently features the dance troupe O Vertigo, performing dances choreographed by Ginette Laurin.[3]

The film premiered at the 1996 Montreal World Film Festival.[2]

The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997, for Best Cinematography (Serge Ladouceur), Best Art Direction/Production Design (Serge Bureau), Best Costume Design (Yveline Bonjean and Liz Vandal) and Best Original Score (Serge LaForest and Gaëtan Gravel).

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond (February 25, 2009). "Nuit du déluge, La – Film de Bernar Hébert". Films du Québec (in French). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b John Griffin (September 28, 1996). "Nuit du Deluge is a work of vision: Film embraces dance, text, music and literature". Montreal Gazette.
  3. ^ Susan Walker (April 6, 1997). "Hebert's dance film niche: Quebec director builds an audience for feature-length works". Toronto Star.