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film
Nominated at the Leo Awards
Feature film Soufflé au Chocolat
for
Best Motion Picture - Direction - Screenwriting
Media
Alaskan Airlines
Du sport à la scène ou l’incroyable parcours de Michel Duran
Financial Times
Le Petit journal-Australie
Le Progrès - Ombre du Soleil
STEMP Mag Nov 2015
The Economic voice
Michel Duran, Actor and Director
FILM STORIES
Watch soufflé au Chocolat
Featuring breathtaking footage of Vancouver and Canada’s west coast, the bulk of the movie takes place on Galiano Island, a little slice of Canadian paradise reminiscent of the French Riviera.
Soufflé au Chocolat is a sexy romantic comedy/drama “French style”, with the feel of films like Sideways, The Decline of the American Empire,
and Summer of 42.
theatre
‘A NIGHT IN VERSAILLES’
Classical Theatre and Baroque music
“based on the play ‘SGANARELLE, OR THE IMAGINARY CUCKOLD’ by MOLIÈRE.”
“The acting was mannered, sometimes overblown and sometimes subtle, very physical, and created a sense of spontaneity that totally suited the text. There were asides to the audience, a bit of slapstick, mistaken identities and hilarious entrances and exits. In all, the text, its interpretation and the costumes and set combined to make for a very intelligent, witty production.”
“Gorgibus wants his daughter, Celie, to marry a rich man, Valere, instead of Lelie, whom she loves. Celie, lamenting this turn of events while her beloved is away, faints. Her maid catches her and calls out for help. In comes Sganarelle...”