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Days of Darkness

Days of Darkness

20076.41h 44m

Overview

Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an active imagination of sexual conquest, but his only real feelings come when he visits his aged mother, whose health is failing. When his wife leaves abruptly to work in Toronto, Jean-Marc sets out to reorder things with his daughters, his social life, and at work. In a world that at best is a farce, does he stand a chance?

Directed by Denys Arcand
Written by Denys Arcand
Produced by Daniel Louis, Denise Robert
Box OfficeBudget: $6.4MRevenue: $3.4M

Top Cast

Marc Labrèche

Marc Labrèche

Jean-Marc Leblanc

Sylvie Léonard

Sylvie Léonard

Sylvie Cormier-Leblanc

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Véronica Star

Caroline Néron

Caroline Néron

Carole Bigras-Bourque

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Le jeune prince / Le prince chantant

Macha Grenon

Macha Grenon

Béatrice de Savoie

Emma de Caunes

Emma de Caunes

Karine Tendance

Didier Lucien

Didier Lucien

William Chérubin

Rosalie Julien

Rosalie Julien

Laurence Métivier

Jean-René Ouellet

Jean-René Ouellet

Policier / St-Bernard de Clairvaux

Themes & Keywords

routineknightphantasm

About Days of Darkness

Days of Darkness is a comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 2007 exploring themes of routine, knight, phantasm. Directed by Denys Arcand, it stars Marc Labrèche, Sylvie Léonard, Diane Kruger. Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an active imagination of sexual conquest, but his only real feelings come when he visits his aged mother, whose health is failing. When his wife leaves abruptly to work in Toronto, Jean-Marc sets out to reorder things with his daughters, his social life, and at work. In a world that at best is a farce, does he stand a chance?

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