The Necktie
Showtime: Friday, January 15, 2010, 7:30pm
Director: Jean-François Lévesque
Original Title: La noeud cravete
Country: Canada
The Necktie is the story of Valentin and his compelling quest for the meaning of life. The film skilfully outlines the way this model employee's personality is effaced by futile work in a dead-end job that makes him forget his youthful pastimes. As his birthdays go by, boredom replaces hope and his old aspirations fade. When revolt emerges for a moment, it is quashed by despair. On his 40th birthday, he rediscovers an old accordion hidden in a closet and regains the joy of life.