Like a wave: Jean-Marc Vallée’s favorite

Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée loved the documentary so much Like a wave, from director Marie-Julie Dallaire, that he spontaneously offered to take the project under his wing.

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Marie-Julie Dallaire was working on the editing of Like a wave, at the end of 2019, when she wanted to get a colleague’s opinion. She had the idea to show her film to her longtime friend Jean-Marc Vallée. Great music lover, the director of C.R.A.Z.Y. and of Dallas Buyers Club fell in love instantly with this documentary that pays homage to the power of music.

“I watched the film and I had a really emotional and very strong reaction”, confides Jean-Marc Vallée, during a telephone interview with the Journal Thursday.

“It’s so special and unique as a cinematic proposition. I picked up the phone and said to Marie – Julie: what can I do to help you? We have to introduce this film to audiences all over the world. “

Like a wave premieres Friday at the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA). In addition to being involved in the project as executive producer, Jean-Marc Vallée has undertaken to use his contacts in the film industry to promote the film abroad.

New momentum

For Marie-Julie Dallaire, Vallée’s enthusiasm for the film gave new impetus to the project: “I will always remember the moment he called me to tell me how much he liked the film,” relates the director. . The next day, he suggested that I join the project. It was like a fairy tale. It was very stimulating to finish the film. “

While waiting for its theatrical release on April 2, Like a wave will be presented Friday afternoon at the Imperial Cinema in front of an audience of 250 masked and distanced spectators. After several months of confinement, Jean-Marc Vallée is delighted to finally be able to return to a movie theater. “It will be fun to see the film with other spectators and to be able to meet together after the screening to discuss it. We are so bored of human interactions, ”concludes the Quebec filmmaker, who should begin filming in November for his next film recounting the love story between John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

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