Le Banquet
Le Banquet is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Sébastien Rose and released in 2008. The film's original working title was Comme une flamme.
Set at an unnamed university in Montreal amidst the backdrop of a student strike over rising tuition fees, the film centres on Bertrand, an idealistic young professor who battles the university administration after it refuses to expel a problem student who is being disruptive in Bertrand's class.
The film's cast also includes Raymond Bouchard, Frédéric Pierre, Catherine De Léan, Pierre-Antoine Lasnier, Yves Jacques, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Larissa Corriveau and Paul Ahmarani.The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009:
It did not win any of the awards.
It received three Jutra Award nominations at the 11th Jutra Awards, for Best Actor, Best Editing and Best Costume Design.
