Ville Neuve is a Canadian animated drama film, directed by Félix Dufour-Laperrière and released in 2018.[1] Using ink on paper animation, the film stars Robert Lalonde and Johanne-Marie Tremblay as Joseph and Emma, a divorced couple who reconnect during the 1995 Quebec referendum campaign.[2]

Ville Neuve
Directed byFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Written byFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Based on"Chef's House" by Raymond Carver
Produced byGalilé Marion-Gauvin
StarringRobert Lalonde
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Théodore Pellerin
Gildor Roy
Paul Ahmarani
CinematographyFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Edited byFélix Dufour-Laperrière
Music byJean L'Appeau
Production
company
Productions l'Unite Centrale
Distributed byFunfilm Distribution
Release date
  • September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (Venice)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The cast also includes Théodore Pellerin, Gildor Roy and Paul Ahmarani.

The film's screenplay was adapted in part from Raymond Carver's short story "Chef's House".[3]

The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in September 2018,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.[4] It went into general theatrical release in 2019.[5]

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