Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? (1983)
- Original title
- Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?
- Directed by
- Yves Simoneau
- Genre
- docufiction
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rating
- 0.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary about comics uses a fictional frame story where a supervillain hires a private eye to research the cultural impact of comic books. The film mixes real interviews with illustrators and a silly plot about world domination.
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What happens
Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? ("Why was the strange Mr. Zolock so interested in comics?") is a Canadian docufiction film, released in 1983. A documentary about comic books and graphic novels, the film features interviews with comics illustrators wrapped by a fictional frame story in which Monsieur Zolock (Jean-Louis Millette), an evil supervillain, hires private investigator Dieudonné (Michel Rivard) to investigate the cultural influence of comics as part of his plot to take over the world. The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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