Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?
Synopsis
"Why is the strange Mr. Zolock so interested in comics?" is a Canadian docufiction film, released in 1983. 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. The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.
Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? (1983) is a 1h 10min documentary feature film by Yves Simoneau. "Why is the strange Mr. Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2018).
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Titles
| Original title | Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? | French |
| Alternate title | Zolock | |
| Alternate title | Pourquoi l'étrange M. Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? | |
| Alternate title | L'ABC de la bande dessinée | |
| Alternate title | L'Humour et le délire |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Yves Simoneau |
| Cast | Paul Colpron, Yves Desgagnés, Jasmine Desjardins, Jean-Louis Millette, Michel Rivard |
| Screenplay | Marie-Loup Simon |
| Executive producer | Nicole Boisvert |
| Cinematography | Jean-Louis Chevrefils, Abel Kane |
| Editing | François Dupuis |
| Music | Michel Bergeron |
| Production design | Vianney Gauthier |
| Sound | Michel Descombes, Paul Dion, Jean-Guy Bergeron, Michel Charron |
| Costumes | Georges Lévesque |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
