1995

Ricardo Trogi's 2024 Quebec film is the fourth instalment of his autobiographical series. The earlier films were set in 1981, 1987 and 1991; here Trogi is twenty-four, has given up on directing and settled for an ordinary life. A phone call from Radio-Canada changes that. The film tells the story of a short made for a television competition. Trogi and his crew travel to Europe and nothing goes as planned. The humour comes from embarrassment and from narrating his own incompetence. The series has a wide audience in Quebec and each film uses the same method: the director's voiceover, the music of the period and careful period design. Jean-Carl Boucher again plays the young Trogi. Who it's for: those who have followed the series and enjoy autobiographical comedy. Who it's not for: viewers new to it; the film refers often to earlier instalments and assumes a Quebec cultural context.