Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? explained

Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?
Director:Yves Simoneau
Producer:Nicole Boisvert
Starring:Jean-Louis Millette
Michel Rivard
Music:Michel Bergeron
Cinematography:Jean-Louis Chèvrefils
Editing:François Dupuis
Studio:Productions SDA
Country:Canada
Language:French

Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? ("Why was the strange Mr. Zolock so interested in comics?") is a Canadian docufiction film, released in 1983.[1] A documentary about comic books and graphic novels, the film features interviews with comics illustrators wrapped by a fictional frame story in which Monsieur Zolock (Jean-Louis Millette), an evil supervillain, hires private investigator Dieudonné (Michel Rivard) to investigate the cultural influence of comics as part of his plot to take over the world.[2]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.[3]

Notes and References

  1. "Quebec director makes thriller with a message". Ottawa Citizen, September 11, 1986.
  2. "Does anybody care about Genie shorts and documentaries". The Globe and Mail, March 16, 1984.
  3. "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie: Eric Fryer, Martha Henry take top acting awards". The Globe and Mail, March 22, 1984.