Le Banquet

Le Banquet is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Sébastien Rose and released in 2008. The film's original working title was Comme une flamme.

Set at an unnamed university in Montreal amidst the backdrop of a student strike over rising tuition fees, the film centres on Bertrand (Alexis Martin), an idealistic young professor who battles the university administration after it refuses to expel a problem student (Benoît McGinnis) who is being disruptive in Bertrand's class.

The film's cast also includes Raymond Bouchard, Frédéric Pierre, Catherine De Léan, Pierre-Antoine Lasnier, Yves Jacques, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Larissa Corriveau, Paul Savoie, Maxime Le Flaguais and Paul Ahmarani.

Cast

 * Larissa Corriveau as Karine
 * Benoît McGinnis as Gilbert
 * Frédéric Pierre as Louis-Ferdinand
 * Raymond Bouchard as Jean-Marc - Recteur
 * Alexis Martin as Bertrand
 * Catherine De Léan as Natasha
 * Émile Proulx-Cloutier as Stéphane
 * Maxime Le Flaguais s Marcel
 * Yves Jacques as Rivard
 * Paul Ahmarani as Réalisateur

Award nominations
The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 29th Genie Awards in 2009: It did not win any of the awards.
 * Best Supporting Actor: McGinnis
 * Best Cinematography: Nicolas Bolduc
 * Best Overall Sound: Mario Auclair, Luc Boudrias and François Senneville
 * Best Editing: Dominique Fortin and Carina Baccanale
 * Best Sound Editing: François Senneville, Antoine Morin and Carole Gagnon

It received three Jutra Award nominations at the 11th Jutra Awards, for Best Actor (Martin), Best Editing (Fortin, Baccanale) and Best Costume Design (Ginette Magny).