Chronique d'un cheval fou
# Chronique d'un cheval fou

Chronique d'un cheval fou is a 1999 Canadian short drama film directed by Michel Juliani, produced by Raymond Gravelle, and starring Luc Durand [fr], Nathalie Breuer, and Jean-François Pichette, with a score by Jean Beaudet [fr], about a couple whose strained relationship is put to the test when one of them interviews the other live on the radio.

   Un film d'atmosphère, trouble, entre la fiction et la réalité.

Franchie Grimaldi

## Synopsis

A radio host interviews her author husband live on the air. Over the course of their professional dialogue, the couple's relationship goes through a subtle deterioration. By the end of the allotted half hour, it's over.

## Cast

* Nathalie Breuer
* Luc Durand [fr]
* Jean-François Pichette

This was Jean-François Pichette's first film since Le lac de la Lune (1994) directed by Michel Jetté.

## Production

### Filming

Principal photography for Chronique d'un cheval fou took place in Montréal the week of 16 October 1998.

### Music

In 1999, director Michel Juliani approached Martine Carrière to be the solo vocalist accompanying the piano played by composer Jean Beaudet [fr].

## Release and reception

Chronique d'un cheval fou had its world premiere at the 18th Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, in Rouyn-Noranda on 2 November 1999, presented by Juliani and Pichette.

The film achieved a wider theatrical release in 2001 as the short accompanying Abdelkrim Bahloul's La Nuit du destin.

### Accolade

The short was nominated for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 20th Genie Awards (2000) but lost to Moving Day.

