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Truffles (Truffe) The Vicious Kind
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Storied and rare, truffles have long been among the culinary world’s
USA
Embittered Caleb (Adam Scott) has a cruel streak and a vulgar, take-no-
Director: Kim Nguyen most prized delicacies. But now, thanks to global warming, these Director: Lee Toland Krieger prisoners sense of humor. Trying to recover from a difficult breakup, he
Executive Producer: Kim Nguyen scrumptious little morsels have exploded in the nooks and crannies of Producers: Tim Harms, finds solace only in pure, unfettered misogyny. A construction worker
Producers: Michel Martin,
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal, turning the working classes into
Lindsay Lanzillota, Lee Toland Krieger
by trade, he is estranged from his family and maintains a fairly isolated
Renee Gosselin hordes of fungus miners and bringing prosperity to the once downtrod- Screenwriter: Lee Toland Krieger lifestyle. Though he lives two miles away from his father – J. K. Simmons
Screenwriter: Kim Nguyen den district. Cinematographer: Bradley Stonesifer of Juno (SDFF 30) in a small but stellar turn – they haven’t spoken since
MS: A to Z
Cinematographer: Nicolas Bolduc
Among the expert rooters is Charles, who sniffs out the goods for his
Editor: Regino Roy III
the death of his mother eight years ago.
MS: A to Z
il
Editor: Richard Courneau
wife, Alice, to serve up in their quaint little diner. But suddenly the
Cast: Adam Scott, Brittany Snow,
il
But Caleb has agreed to chauffeur his sunny, likable brother Peter
Cast: Céline Bonnier, Roy Dupuis,
resources begin to dwindle – just as a mysterious furriery comes to town.
Alex Frost, J. K. Simmons
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(Alex Frost) and Peter’s new girlfriend, Emma (Brittany Snow) home
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Pierre Lebeau, Danielle Proulx
Suddenly folks are disappearing, strange mink creatures are roaming
2008 / color / 92 min.
for Thanksgiving. In a memorably nasty rant at a diner en route, Caleb
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T 2008 / b&w / 73 min.
– and Charles and his schnozz find themselves at the center of a creepy trashes all women everywhere, including their mother and Emma. But
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conspiracy. his arrogant disdain for the opposite sex is sorely tested as he finds him-
LEE ToLanD KriEGEr
Shot in luminous black and white, Truffles is a satisfying jaunt into
self drawn to Emma – compelled as much to try and protect his brother
In 2005, Lee Toland Krieger entered
from yet another cunning female as to betray him with her himself.
KiM nGuYEn
the fantastic that is reminiscent of the great early work of Jean-Pierre USC’s School of Cinema and Television.
Caleb is the weird driver behind the train wreck of a family reunion that
Kim Nguyen studied Film Production Jeunet and Marc Caro (Delicatessen; The City of Lost Children). Director
As a student, he wrote and directed
at Concordia University. His first
Kim Nguyen has created a host of charming characters who radiate such
the feature film December Ends,
ensues, one that will test everyone’s characters and find them all want-
feature, The Marsh (2002), received
which won awards at film festivals
a quirky sense of humor that the film itself goes down as deliciously as
ing. The scenario makes you squirm – but it also makes you laugh.
two Jutra Award nominations for Best
worldwide, including Best Feature at
its subject. At the ripe young age of 24, writer/director Lee Toland Krieger offers
Direction and Best Screenplay. Truffles
the 2006 Method Fest. Since then, he
is his second feature.
has directed a number of short films a pungent, disturbing slice of life in his second feature. Neil LaBute
and music videos. The Vicious Kind is
executive produced, and it shows – not only in the caustic spirit of the
his second feature.
Sponsored by:
piece but in its clever, harrowing exchanges. Scott, who is known for his
roles in Step Brothers, Knocked Up, and HBO’s Six Feet Under, also stars
in SDFF 32’s Passenger Side.
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