1987
2014 · Canada · 110 min
- Director
- Ricardo Trogi
- Screenplay
- Ricardo Trogi
- Producer
- Ricardo Trogi, Nicole Robert
- Music
- Frédéric Bégin
- Editing
- Yvann Thibaudeau
Cast
What it is about
In 1987, seventeen-year-old Ricardo faces the usual teenage troubles: a crush on a classmate while he is still dating Marie-Josée, plus parties and drinking with his friends. When they cannot get into a bar after graduation, he decides to open one for underage kids, a plan that becomes complicated through a parking job at an Italian restaurant and his father's shady business dealings. The film portrays a period of family tension and self-discovery, and it looks at the lives of second-generation immigrants.
How it was made
The film is a sequel to 1981 (2009) and belongs to a semi-autobiographical series in which writer-director Ricardo Trogi revisits his own adolescence. Jean-Carl Boucher plays the lead and Sandrine Bisson plays his mother, Claudette, alongside a cast of young actors and established performers such as Jean-Pierre Bergeron. The soundtrack mixes 1980s pop and rock, including Cum On Feel the Noize and Forever Young, with a classical piece. Nicole Robert co-produced with Trogi, and Yvann Thibaudeau edited the film.
Reception and legacy
Local Montreal critics gave it positive reviews. It opened in cinemas in summer 2014 and followed on DVD, Blu-ray and limited-edition VHS. A third installment, 1991, came out in 2018, rounding out a series built on the director's personal memories and on the experience of second-generation immigrants in Quebec.
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