• Source: The Last Escape (2010 film)

      • The Last Escape (French: La dernière fugue) is a 2010 French-language Canadian drama film, directed by Léa Pool and written by Pool and Gil Courtemanche based on the novel A Beautiful Death (2005). This film stars Yves Jacques, Jacques Godin, Andrée Lachapelle and Aliocha Schneider and was theatrical released at Canada on February 2, 2010.


      Plot


      During a family Christmas dinner, the Lévesque family meets in order to spend quality time together. However, a major topic of conversation spoils the festive atmosphere: the health of the father of this family (Jacques Godin), who is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In addition, the quality of life is more than anything but fair at that time, as the family often quarrels. His eldest son André (Yves Jacques) and André's son Sam (Aliocha Schneider) want to end his suffering by making him live his last moments in happiness. However, the rest of the family does not agree to this, believing that their father should live as long as possible. One thing is certain, is that this father and his wife (Andrée Lachapelle) will not separate under any circumstances.


      Cast


      Yves Jacques as André
      Jacques Godin as Le Père
      Andrée Lachapelle as La Mère
      Aliocha Schneider as Sam
      Nicole Max as Isabelle
      Marie-France Lambert as Géraldine
      Martine Francke as Julie
      Benoît Gouin as Bernard
      Isabelle Miquelon as Mireille
      Patrick Hastert as Jean-Maurice
      Joël Delsaut as Pierre
      Noa Kate as Amandine
      Camille Felton as Emma
      Mathias Urbain as Jules
      Félicien Schiltz as Xavier Jr
      Alex Kate as Louis
      Léa Rollauer as Béatrice
      Alexandre Goyette as Le Père (1968)
      Marie-Christine Labelle as La Mère (1968)
      Jules St-Jean as André (1968)
      Simone-Élise Girard as Physiotherapist
      Éliana Chrétien as Julie (1968)
      Thomas Trudel as Bernard (1968)
      Charlotte Comeau as Mireille (1968)
      Jade Charbonneau as Géraldine


      Reception




      = Critical response

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      Boyd van Hoeij from Variety magazine wrote: "Though pic’s first half covers a Christmas dinner that introduces the extended, ennui-inducing Levesque clan, the unfocused narrative pivots around a single moment in the childhood of Andre (Jules St-Jean as a child, Denys Arcand regular Yves Jacques as an adult) that explains the hatred toward his now-ailing, septuagenarian dad, Anatole (Godin). But numerous flashbacks — in shaky, overexposed Super 8 — reduce a potentially complex father-son relationship to a simplistic tit-for-tat. Like Godin, Andree Lachapelle, as Anatole’s wife, is outstanding, though her character’s final actions reek more of screenplay convenience than character conviction. Violin- and piano-driven score doesn’t dare wander off the beaten path; other craft contributions also march in line."


      = Awards and nominations

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      References




      External links


      La dernière fugue at IMDb

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