Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi

Infobox_Film
name = Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi

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director = Noël Mitrani
writer = Noël Mitrani
starring = Laurent Lucas
Pierre-Luc Brillant
Isabelle Blais
cinematography = Christophe Debraize-Bois
editing = Denis Parrot
distributor = Atopia
released = January 19, 2007
runtime = 91 minutes
budget = 500.000 CAD
language = French language

"Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi" is a 2006 Canadian drama film starring Laurent Lucas, written and directed by Noël Mitrani.

The film's production companies are Atopia and StanKaz Films. The distributor is Atopia in Canada and United States. English title : "On The Trail Of Igor Rizzi".

This movie won the Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at 2006’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot

A grief-stricken and destitute French ex-soccer player has moved to Montreal, the home town of his lost love, in an effort to recapture her presence. He is haunted by the regret of never having told her how much he loved her. To earn money he accepts to kill a certain Igor Rizzi...

Cast

* Laurent Lucas ... as Jean-Marc Thomas
* Pierre-Luc Brillant ... as Jean-Michel
* Emmanuel Bilodeau ... as Gilbert McCoy
* Isabelle Blais ... as Mélanie
* Yves Allaire ... as Howard
* Dan Chapman ... as Igor Rizzi
* Jacinthe Pilote ... as The dead woman

Awards

* Toronto International Film Festival 2006 — Best Canadian First Feature
* Canada's Top Ten 2006.

Festivals

*Tremblant Film Festival 2006
* Venice International Film Festival 2006 - Critic's Week
* Toronto International Film Festival 2006
* International Francophone Film Festival of Namur 2006
* Festival of New Cinema of Montreal 2006
* Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2006
* Entre-vues, Festival du film de Belfort 2006
* Sydney Canadian Film Festival, Australia, 2006
* Festival International du Film de Ouidah 2007
* London Canadian Film Festival, 2007
* Shanghai International Film Festival 2007
* Festival de Lima 2007
* Calgary International Film Festival 2007

External links

* imdb [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832958/] .
* official web site & trailer [http://www.surlatracedigorrizzi.com/igor-rizzi.php?lang=en] .
* Trailer on Youtube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd7m35CTHQ4]
* Canada's Top Ten 2006 [http://www.topten.ca/surlatracedigorrizzi.asp]
* "Eye Weekly" [http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_02.01.07/film/lead.php]
* "The Toronto Star" [http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/177426]
* "The Gazette" January 15, 2007 [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/story.html?id=56a14f4a-7c91-4cb5-bad2-33a3a4c11e1f]
* "The Gazette" January 19, 2007 [http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/preview/story.html?id=9817b425-28d7-4672-83f3-72318671eb52]
* "The Globe And Mail" [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070207.RIZZI07/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Movies/]
* "Torontoist" interview [http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2007/01/tall_poppy_inte_46.php]
* "The National Post" [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=8361be3d-cec6-43fb-9d98-2f115e25c0e0]
* Brian Johnson [http://forums.macleans.ca/advansis/?mod=for&act=dip&pid=31551&tid=31551&ref=rss&eid=44]