Rejeanne Padovani (1973)
Directed by George Henri Denis Arcand Arcand
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Satire |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - Canada |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
In this early work from director Denys Arcand (Jesus of Montreal), Vincent Padovani (Jean Lajeunesse) is a French-Canadian contractor whose new superhighway is about to open. At a party he throws with the local money-men and political honchos, Padovani willingly indulges in the sort of debauchery that is permissible only in the highest social circles. The revelry is interrupted -- briefly -- when the ex-wife of the highway financier turns up; the financier's bodyguards promptly rub her out and have her body dumped in cement...and by film's end, the unfortunate woman winds up a left turn on Padovani's highway. The anti-establishment ambience of Réjeanne Padovani has a bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you feel, inasmuch as the film was financed by a government grant.
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contract, death, ex-wife, French-Canadian, highway, party