Gilles Villeneuve biopic premieres in Montreal at Cinemania, opens across Quebec November 11
The film, set in Berthierville in 1970, opens across Quebec on November 11 after its Cinemania premiere.
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A Gilles Villeneuve biopic, "Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend", premiered Monday night at Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montreal as part of the 32nd edition of the CINEMANIA festival. It opens in theatres across Quebec on November 11.
The film is set in Berthierville in 1970 and follows the young Villeneuve, who came from a modest background, as he breaks into competitive auto racing. Yan Lanouette Turgeon directed it from a screenplay by Daniel Roby and Guillaume Lonergan. Rémi Goulet plays Gilles Villeneuve and Rosalie Bonenfant plays Joann Villeneuve, with Patrice Robitaille, Anick Lemay, Luc Picard, Fabien Cloutier, Hubert Proulx and Étienne Galloy in supporting roles.
The film had a closing-gala slot at the Toronto International Film Festival and opened the 45th Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
The Parc Jean-Drapeau exhibition "Salut Gilles" is also running, tracing Villeneuve's career from snowmobile racing to Formula One.
