Maelstrom - by Denis Villeneuve (2000)

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Maelstrom - by Denis Villeneuve (2000)

On the surface, twenty-five year old Bibiane Champagne has the perfect life. She is the daughter of the famed Flo Fabert. She co-owns a chain of boutiques in Quebec with her brother, Philippe. But Bibi's life is in shambles. She has just had an abortion. And the boutiques are failing because of her incompetence, which is the result of or has led to her substance abuse. It is also the result of the high expectations on her. Bibi's story is told by a fish awaiting decapitation on a butcher's block, the fish as narrator largely because of the singular and accidental encounter she has with fifty-three year old Norwegian fishmonger, Annstein Karlsen. That encounter leads to a further failed decision by Bibi and a meeting with Annstein's son, Evian Karlsen, who does not know the full extent of Bibi and his father's relationship. Bibi's time with Evian may provide some salvation to her crumbling life.

C’est un poisson qui raconte cette histoire, un poisson issu du magma aquatique du début de la formation de l’univers. Par un soir d’été pluvieux, une jeune femme, Bibiane Champagne (Marie-Josée Croze), percute un homme avec sa voiture. Le blessé, un immigré norvégien, réussit à rentrer chez lui pour y mourir doucement. La vie de Bibiane plonge alors dans un chaos inimaginable. Au moment où elle risque sa vie pour effacer toutes traces de son geste, elle se voit donner une nouvelle chance, comme une deuxième naissance issue des eaux du fleuve. Ce dialogue entre la vie et la mort, entre la terre et l’eau, va trouver son aboutissement lorsque la jeune femme rencontre celui qui va changer son destin.

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