Bestiaire

2012 Canadian film

January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22) (Sundance)

Running time

72 minutesCountriesCanada
FranceBox office$1,428^[1]

Bestiaire is a 2012 Canadian-French avant-garde nature documentary film directed by Denis Côté.^[2] The film centers on how humans and animals observe each other.^[3]

It was filmed at Parc Safari in Hemmingford, Quebec,^[3] and had its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.^[4] It was also shown at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival.^[5]

The film was nominated for the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards,^[6] and the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2012.^[7]

Release

Bestiaire was released theatrically on April 6, 2012^[2] and played in a single theater in Paris, France.^[8] FunFilm Distribution released Bestiaire on DVD on December 4, 2012.^[2]

References

^ "Bestiaire". The Numbers. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ramond, Charles-Henri (March 6, 2012). "Bestiaire – Film de Denis Côté" [Bestiary – Film by Denis Côté]. Films du Québec. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Stander, Sam (October 18, 2012). "In 'Bestiare,' A Glimpse Into The Nature Of Looking". NPR. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ Oleszczyk, Michael (January 24, 2012). "Sundance Film Festival 2012: Denis Côté's Bestiaire". Slant Magazine.
^ Demers, Maxime (February 9, 2012). "Denis Côté s'éclate au zoo". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards". CBC News Montreal, March 17, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
^ Barnard, Linda (December 18, 2012). "The Master scores a movie hat trick with Toronto critics". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via PressReader.
^ Ramond, Charles-Henri (February 27, 2013). "Bestiaire de Denis Côté sort en salles à Paris" [Bestiary by Denis Côté hits theaters in Paris] (in French). Films du Québec. Retrieved November 14, 2023.