Tectonic Plates
- Synopsis
- Experimental film based on Robert Lepage’s 1988 stage play which explores the notion that human interaction is as volatile and as unpredictable as the shifting of the Earth. Madeleine (Marie Gignac) is an art student studying in Montreal who has fallen in love with her professor, Jacques (Lepage). One day he disappears and, fearing that he left because she was undeserving of his love, Madeleine travels to Venice to kill herself. While preparing to commit suicide, she encounters drug addict Constance (Celine Bonnier), who causes Madeleine to reconsider her decision. Meanwhile, Jacques has moved to New York City, where he starts cross-dressing, calls himself Jennifer, and becomes a successful counter-culture talk show host. Locations include Paris, Venice, Montreal, Manhattan and Scotland, supporting characters that include a topless goddess and a deaf/mute, and cultural references pointing to Chopin, George Sand, Jim Morrison, Oprah Winfrey and Shakespeare’s Ophelia.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Film; Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1992
- Transmission details
- 2 Jan 1993 at 22:25 (Channel: Channel Four)
- Duration
- 95 mins
Credits
- Director
- Peter Mettler
- Producer
- Debra Hauer; Niv Fichman
- Cinematographer
- Miroslaw Baszak
- Writer
- Robert Lepage
- Cast
Bonnier. Celine Constance Marie Gignac Madeleine Robert Lepage Jacques/Jennifer
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Spoken in English and French
The BFI National Archive holds a copy acquired as an off-air recording from the Channel 4 transmission. - History
- The film opened in Canada in 1992 but was never released in the USA.
Production Company
- Name
Hauer Rawlence Productions
- Phone
- 020 7493 1022
- Address
- 5 Fenley Place
London W1R
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Library and Archives Canada
- Web
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (613) 996-5115
- Fax
- (613) 996-6274
- Address
- 395 Wellington Street
Ottawa
ON K11 ON4
Canada
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Tectonic Plates". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71095 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)