On The Bedside Table By Émile Proulx-Cloutier

Twice a month, a public figure tells us what they’re reading. This week features the actor, director, musician and author Émile Proulx-Cloutier, who is performing the last two shows of his À mains nues tour at the Gesù this weekend and can be seen this fall in the TV series Les moments Perfect and Before the Crash, or listen to the new season of the podcast show Sleep Quiet on Audible.

Published at 1:58 am. Updated at 1:00 p.m.

Arsenic, my love

Gabrielle Izaguirre-Falardeau and Jean Lou David

quartz

48 pages

“You could say it’s a brochure; It is an exchange of letters between the two authors who, with great affection and at the same time with great daze, mixed feelings, rebellion but also indignation about the city they love, express their point of view on the situation of Rouyn-Noranda, about the great fireplace and the role he played in her life. It is a reflection on memory, on the workers who preceded them. […] It is a way to engage with a political issue in a deeply emotional, personal, and highly embodied way. It is very short, but in my opinion very strong and very beautiful, with real literary value. »

Alice Guy

José-Louis Bocquet and Catel Muller

Casterman

400 pages

“I really enjoyed reading this comic about the life of Alice Guy, who is becoming more and more famous. She is one of the first female directors in the history of cinema. She made hundreds of short films, even serial stories, she developed techniques for directing actors, she made films with stunts… She is one of the pioneers of silent films, but she was completely forgotten for decades. Many of his films have been lost. At the end of her life, she struggled to gain recognition for her own place in cinema history and died losing her memory. The story looks at the corners that have been swept under the rug. »

V13

Emmanuel Carrère

POLE

368 pages

“I really liked Limonov, but V13 is a really great work as a chronicler. It’s a fascinating insight into the trial surrounding the Bataclan attacks. Emmanuel Carrère makes a kind of observation – we don’t become a voyeur, but we still have the impression of sitting with him on the uncomfortable benches of the court. We experience what it is like to follow such a long process for more than nine months; At the same time, he has a flair for detail and storytelling, meaning that even when we have a subject that is tragically heavy, he manages to find perspectives to talk about humanity and the twists and turns of this story. , about how people, sometimes take responsibility for a tragedy. »