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Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1983

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Documentary, Comedy

Original Title

Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

Production Companies

Productions SDA

Director

Yves Simoneau

Description

"Why is 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.