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The critics love John Max


T’Cha Dunlevy, The Gazette

Louis Perreault, Slightly Lucid

Rare is the documentary that is unanimously loved by all. However, Michel Lamothe’s film about photographer John Max comes exceptionally close. Whether writing for the Voir, The Gazette, La Presse, the Métro or Médiafilm, the critics are all singing the praises of John Max, a Portrait.

T’Cha Dunlevy of The Gazette describes John Max, a Portrait as “compelling” and goes on to say “It’s a heavy movie. [...] But somehow, somewhere along the way, we are drawn in and Max’s struggle becomes our own.”

What results is “an intimate portrait, tender and sad” according to Natalia Wysocka of Métro Montréal and “respectful and lucid” according to Médiafilm. Guillaume Fournier from the Voir goes even further speaking of a “composition of exquisite pain, the kind that reaches down to the depths of our soul.”

And, the film does not only deal with John Max, the man. It also deals with his career as a photographer. Rima Elkouri of La Presse writes: “Seeing his works on the screen we come to understand that the great piles of stuff that he has amassed in his apartment are not blocking his windows. On the contrary, they are his windows. They are the lights that nurture his unique perspective, the one that enables him to capture the substance of his subjects.”

The final word goes to André Duchesne who reminds us “A four-star rating is never given lightly. But this film, which will not please everyone as the character will certainly make some people mad, deserves it because of its glaring authenticity.”

Come see it for yourself.

John Max, a Portrait

- April 1 to 7: 8:00pm

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