C'EST PAS MOI, JE LE JURE!
It’s Not Me, I Swear!
starts Friday February 27
director Phillipe Falardeau
- starring Suzanne Clément, Daniel Brière, and Antoine L'Ecuyer
- original soundtrack by Patrick Watson
- based on the novels C'est pas moi, je le jure! and Alice court avec René by Bruno Hébert

Winner of the Crystal Bear & The Grand Prize for the Best Feature Film at the 59th Berlin Film Festival.



"This
hilarious, wonderfully detailed and sometimes heart-breaking story of a
family's disintegration in late-1960s suburban Quebec focuses on Leon
(Antoine L'Ecuyer), a precocious 10-year-old misfit who wreaks secret
havoc on the vacationing neighbours' house, experiments with suicide
and falls in love with the smarty-pants girl next door - all in one
summer. Based on two semi-autobiographical novels by the son of the
late statesman Jacques Hebert, the pic has the eccentric energy of
Falardeau's previous TIFF fave Congorama (2006), but with its tight
storytelling and emotional depth, this talented filmmaker has hit a
world-class stride." - Globe and Mail

"This dark, clever, honest and altogether hilarious coming-of-age story genuinely warms the heart." - Now Magazine

"Impeccable production values help make this portrait of suburban family angst unforgettable." - Toronto Star

"bristles with energy, attitude and imagination" - Eye Weekly

"adventuresome and accomplished" - Variety

cover story of Arts section – Globe and Mail
3
stars (out of 4) “resonant… evokes a history of similar films about
troubled adolescence, from The 400 Blows to Léolo” - Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090226.wmoi1227/BNStory/Entertainment/home

Wreaking havoc in 1960s suburbia - Globe article
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090226.wfalardeau0227/BNStory/Entertainment

3 stars (out of 4) “Impeccable production values help make this family angst unforgettable.” - The Star
http://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/593814

lead story – 4 stars (out of 5)
"the most entertaining Canadian movie to hit Toronto screens
this year” – Eye Weekly
http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/feature/article/53087

"a helluva lot of fun… this dark, honest, clever and altogether hilarious family portrait.” - Now Magazine
http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=167406

4 stars (out of 5)
"You'd be hard-pressed to find a quirkier, more enjoyable film.”
 – National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1332743

4 stars (out of 5) “Visually, It's Not Me I Swear! is mesmerizing.”
– Toronto Sun
http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/columnists/liz_braun/2009/02/27/8551476-sun.html

"not only one of the best Canadian films of the year, it’s also one of the most honest and refreshingly unsentimental views
of childhood to appear onscreen in quite a while.” – Metro News
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/entertainment/article/188622

The heartbreak kid
Philippe Falardeau's new film delves into the mind of a melancholic 10-year-old boy – cbc.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/09/05/f-falardeau-its-not-me.html

"From chilling scenes to moments of hilarity, the film is impeccably paced… complex, strange and one to remember” - Excalim
http://www.exclaim.ca/motionreviews/latestsub.aspx?csid1=130&csid2=871&fid1=36859


http://www.itsnotmeiswear.com/

screening times:
Friday February 27th @ 9:30pm
Saturday February 28th @ 7pm
Sunday March 1st @ 4:30pm and 9pm
Monday March 2nd @ 7pm
Tuesday March 3rd @ 7pm
Wednesday March 4th @ 9:15pm
Thursday March 5th @ 9:15pm

tickets:
$10.00 general admission
$8.00 students and seniors