Canadian arthouse scifi "Mars Et Avril"

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Mars et Avril is quite possibly the first Québécois film set in a Montreal of the future. As Man is about to set foot on Mars, a small community of anticybernetics is busy trying to slow down time. Among them is JACOB OBUS (Jacques Languirand), an emblematic and beloved septuagenarian who creates captivating music on instruments inspired by the female body, designed by his friend ARTHUR (Paul Ahmarani). Once Jacob and Arthur fall in love with AVRIL (Caroline Dhavernas), a young and short-winded photographer, the old sex-symbol's true nature is revealed. Upon discovering love for the first time in his life, Jacob leaves for Mars in search of his muse. In the midst of everything arrives EUGÈNE SPAAK (Robert Lepage), inventor, cosmologist and Arthur's father, who maintains that Mars is only a chimera.

Shot largely on green screen with environments added in post production, Mars Et Avril is very much on the arthouse end of the spectrum - the presence of genius theater maverick Robert Lepage is a sure fire indication of that - and while budget limits can be seen in some of the visuals others are simply fantastic.

1:50 length trailer at the link
http://twitchfilm.com/news/2011/12/first-trailer-for-canadian-scifi-mars-et-avril.php

via Quiet Earth
who hoo deep space and spaceships and planets from space!

 

[Count Zero]

That looks really great. I hope it comes with subtitles, though, I couldn't understand much of the dialogue.

 

[Starbreaker]

My Francais is limited, but that looks tres bien.