Que ta joie demeure

Jan 16 2015 N/A 1h 10m
Documentary, News

Que ta joie demeure is not a documentary about being a slave to the machine, alienation, dehumanisation or exploitation. Sound and image, editing and dramatic structure are merely employed to transpose workshops and factory floors into the cinematic space so as to explore the bizarre environments that workers adapt to and with which they skillfully interact, as if humanity had never done anything else since time immemorial.

Plot

An open-ended exploration of the energies and rituals of various workplaces. From one worker to another and one machine to the next; hands, faces, breaks, toil: what kind of absurdist, abstract dialogue can be started between human beings and their need to work? What is the value of the time we spend multiplying and repeating the same motions that ultimately lead to a rest - a state of repose whose quality defies definition.

Written by

Denis Côté

Directed by

Denis Côté

Cast

Olivier Aubin, Ted Pluviose, Hamidou Savadogo

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

Metafilms

Languages

Français

Awards

3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
177
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA