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A documentary by Benoit Pilon
The movie depicts the portrait of Louis-Joseph Hébert,
alias Nestor, an orphan in the Duplessis’ era. With
his undeniable charisma and his words full of imagery,
Nestor fascinates with his allure of an old eccentric
biker. But above all, the love of life and people and
his instinct of survival complete his portrait. Nestor
is a fighter, an engaging survivor who compels the others
with respect. Today, he comes along and supports his companions
from Huberdeau’s orphanage in their fight to regain
their lost dignity. In this David’s battle against
Goliath, tears, laughs and fraternity blend together on
an every day basis.
With Nestor et les oubliés, a concealed period
of Quebec recent history emerges at the surface of our
memory.
Distribution:
Les
films Séville.
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the movie's official website.
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Benoit
Pilon
Born in Montréal in 1962. After getting a
B.A in cinema at Concordia University, where his
short film La Rivière Rit
was granted the award of the best fiction at the
Canadian student film festival, in 1988, Benoit
Pilon founded Les Films de l'autre along
with filmmakers Manon Briand and Jeanne Crépeau,
a production company dedicated to independent auteur
films.
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Parallel to
his career as assistant director that led him to work
with some of the best directors in Quebec, Benoit Pilon
directed several movies: Regards volés
(1994, Golden Sheaf Award Best Drama over 30 min., Yorkton);
Rosaire et la Petite-Nation (1997);
Impressions, autour du quatuor à cordes de Claude
Debussy (1998, in nomination for 3 Gémeaux);
fifteen episodes of the TV series Réseaux
(1998-99) and 3 Soeurs en 2 temps (2003)
a documentary in international competition at the Montreal’s
International Festival of Film on Art in 2003.
Roger Toupin, épicier variété
(2003) gathered many honors in Canada and abroad: The
Jutra 2004 of the best Quebecer documentary;
the Bayard d’or of the best documentary
in Namur (Belgium); the best feature length documentary
at the Festival International du cinéma francophone
en Acadie and a special mention at the Festival Visions
du Réel, in Nyon (Switzerland).
Nestor et les oubliés (2006) is
Pilon’s fourth feature length documentary. The filmmaker
is currently finishing the shooting of Des Nouvelles
du Nord, a feature length documentary which will
be completed in Spring 2007.
At the fall 2006, Benoit Pilon will shoot his first feature
length fiction, The Necessities of life,
based on a script written by Bernard Émond (La
Neuvaine).
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| Photos (Credit: Michel La Veaux) |
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