take two for goodbye happiness… Three months after its initial release, which was abruptly interrupted by the closing of theaters last December, Ken Scott’s new comedy will have another chance to seduce Quebec fans when it returns to theaters Friday on 78 screens across the province.
The least we can say is that Ken Scott had bad luck with timing from exitgoodbye happiness, On December 17. Barely three days later, Legault’s government ordered movie theaters closed to counter the rise of the Omicron variant. So film copies have been stored on shelves for about three months.
“This shutdown happened very quickly,” the director recalled in an interview with register Wednesday.
“We weren’t expecting it at all. In the days leading up to the release, we had previews in several cities across the county and people were really excited to come see the movie. There was interest in the movie, but I’d say there’s also an interest in going back to the cinema. We felt people were gladly reconnecting.” Gathering together at the cinema. »
This new closure of theaters has had the effect of a crushing blow to the film team. But despite the disappointment, Ken Scott did not want to feel sorry for himself.
“We live in complicated times for everyone. That’s why I don’t want to complain. The past two years have been very difficult for a lot of people. This is also one of the reasons why we created a profile Feeling good movie. I think that’goodbye happiness It’s a feel-good movie that fits right in with what people might want to see in the cinema right now. »
sold in France
goodbye happiness It tells the story of four brothers who go to their family home in the Magdalen Islands to pay their last respects to their recently deceased father. The film’s four main actors, Antoine Bertrand, Patrice Ropitel, Louis Morissette and François Arnault, received the Male Translation Award at the Alpes de Oise Festival in France last January.
In terms of good news, Ken Scott learned this recentlygoodbye happiness Found distributors in France, Spain and Portugal. The Quebec filmmaker is particularly pleased to have the opportunity to release his new film in France, having had success in the past with Starbucks And Great Seduction (which he wrote).
“What makes me especially happy is that the film was bought in France by Apollo, a very cool distribution company planning to organize a great theatrical release. François Clerc, President of Apollo, was working in Gaumont at the time of the French release of Great seduction. I am very happy to be able to work with him again. »
goodbye happiness It resumes on Friday.
