Denis Villeneuve: “Every time I go back to Montreal, it’s like creative fuel for me”

Denis Villeneuve has released his epic space odyssey Dune in theatres, and in an interview on The National, the Montreal director spoke about the important creative influences in the place he calls home.

Villeneuve was specifically asked if he still feels like a Quebec filmmaker, and whether his influences from home are still present in the larger-scale films he’s making now.

“I think so. Frankly, my influences are still very French Canadian, and very Quebec. There’s something about that that I feel is still in my DNA. Montreal is home and there’s a beautiful creativity there that you can find in the theatre, the dance community and even in restaurants. There’s like a freedom there that I find nowhere else.

“Montreal for me, as a filmmaker — it’s very important to stay in contact with that vibration. Every time I go back to Montreal it’s like creative fuel for me.”

To read our interview with Denis Villeneuve, please click here.

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