Genèse / Genesis (2018)

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

Brenna and Joe tackle one last Canadian text in 2024 and it's a doozy: Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage's Genesis (2018). C/W: Sexual assault

This is a challenging triptych, filled with difficult characters, as well as slow & methodical pacing. It also doesn't end in a conventional sense or with any catharsis, which means it's quite a polarizing text!

What does Brenna make of this and does Joe still like it as much on a second watch?

References:

> Sophie Hacsek. "Exclusive Interview with Philippe Lesage: As Long As There’s Movement, There Is Hope." Art Here Art Now

> Eric Lavallée. "IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Philippe Lesage – Genèse (Genesis)" Ion Cinema

> Justine Smith. "‘Creating characters that have inner lives’: Philippe Lesage on Genèse" Seventh Row

> Seventh Row Podcast. "Ep. 50: Canadian YA Films" (Behind Paywall)

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Theme music: Ben Fox "Think About the Lights"

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