CQ is a 2001 comedy-drama film written and directed by Roman Coppola in his feature directorial debut. It premiered out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival .
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69-430: A black-and-white documentary of his own self-reflections . When the producers prove unhappy with Andrezej's ideas - or apparent lack of any real idea - for the movie's ending, they fire him. They are particularly upset with Andrezej's ideas for what they had expected would be an action movie: Andrezej believes the movie should end with a whimper instead of a bang, in order to subvert the audience's expectations. Andrezej
92-409: A main aspect of the movie's ending will remain as Andrezej had wished, though their exchange reveals nothing else. And, in a secondary scene shortly after, Paul gets a hint that slavishly filming all the events in one's life may not be the best way to capture their fleeting genuine essence. The movie's ending is shot according to Paul's idea. It plays for us as it will be seen in the finished movie, and
115-409: Is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic. The term is often used in the arts , where one author or artist shows respect to another by allusion or imitation; this is often spelled like and pronounced similar to the original French hommage ( / oʊ ˈ m ɑː ʒ / ). It
138-507: Is an homage to 1960s European spy/sci-fi spoofs like 1968's Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik as well as the 1967 documentary spoof David Holzman's Diary . The cinematography is by Robert D. Yeoman . The film stars Jeremy Davies and Angela Lindvall , also co-starring Élodie Bouchez , Jason Schwartzman , Giancarlo Giannini , Gérard Depardieu , Billy Zane , John Phillip Law , and Dean Stockwell . The film features an original soundtrack by French electronic band Mellow, which
161-460: Is asked by a festival participant to pass along a script to Felix DeMarco, as though he is still in the other man's shadow and suggesting quality and sincerity must always compete with the shallow and foolish. The festival also presents Paul's own film - the collection of self-reflections he'd been shooting over the course of Codename: Dragonfly. In voiceovers accompanying Paul's film, it is established that Marlene and Paul never got back together, and
184-535: Is based on the "far-out" side of the Moon . The World Council turns for help to Dragonfly, reluctantly so because she charges huge sums of money - with which the council literally showers her. Andrezej is utterly infatuated with his film's star who is playing Dragonfly, Valentine ( Angela Lindvall ), a young American whom he discovered at a political rally . Paul, an aspiring filmmaker himself, regularly borrows cameras and other equipment in order to film his own project:
207-582: Is first replaced with the shallow, flashy Felix DeMarco ( Jason Schwartzman ), but ultimately the producers settle on Paul as the new director. They impress on him that his main task is to come up with a satisfying end to the movie, the filmmakers having determined that Dragonfly must chase after and finally confront a mysterious figure in a tunnel alleyway, but no one having been able to decide whom that mysterious figure should be. Much as Andrezej before him, Paul finds his efforts to complete Codename: Dragonfly stymied by his infatuation both with Valentine and with
230-452: The AR-15 rifle Cissus quadrangularis , medicinal plant from the grape family Adobe Experience Manager , formerly CQ, a web content management system Other uses [ edit ] Cadit quaestio , Latin for "the question falls", in copy-editing means "has been checked" Carrier qualification , qualifications for modern US Navy carrier air operations Charge of Quarters ,
253-486: The Joint Chiefs of Staff . Places [ edit ] Central Queensland (geographical division of Queensland) Chongqing , China (Guobiao abbreviation CQ) Northern Mariana Islands (FIPS Pub 10-4 or obsolete NATO digram CQ) Sark , Channel Islands (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 exceptionally reserved code CQ for Sark) Publications [ edit ] CQ Amateur Radio CQ ham radio CQ Press ,
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#1732794018639276-525: The car chase ends Paul and Valentine/Dragonfly kiss. Paul confronts the saboteur in an alleyway on the banks of the Seine not unlike the climactic alleyway in Codename: Dragonfly , and it is confirmed the saboteur is Andrezej. In a moment of vulnerability and mutual respect as filmmakers - even shared identity - Paul convinces Andrezej to return the film, while Andrezej secures Paul's promise that
299-500: The futuristic year of 2001, called Codename: Dragonfly , written and directed by renowned director Andrezej ( Gérard Depardieu ). The main character of Codename: Dragonfly is the eponymous Dragonfly, a sexy freelance super-agent who lives in a spaceship perched atop the Eiffel Tower and undertakes assignments for the "World Council". Dragonfly's latest mission is to stop a revolutionary leader known as "Mr. E" ( Billy Zane ) who
322-455: The identity of the mysterious figure chosen by Paul is revealed. The ending Paul devises is everything the producer asked for. It is unexpected, satisfying, and for Codename: Dragonfly even astonishing, carrying in its plot twist an emotional heft and genuineness that lifts the otherwise cheesy movie. The final scene finishes for us and fades out. Finally, Paul is a guest speaker at a French film festival in mid-1970. Despite signs of stature, he
345-487: The last shot of his film, finally transitioning into color, suggests Valentine is now a part of his life. The film holds a 66% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , based on 76 reviews, and an average rating of 6.1/10. The site's consensus reads: " CQ is a stylish and fun homage to campy 1960s flicks". Metacritic gave the film a 56/100 "mixed or average" approval rating based on 26 reviews. Homage (arts) Homage ( / ˈ h ɒ m ɪ dʒ / or / ˈ ɒ m ɪ dʒ / )
368-519: The military task of guarding the front entrance to a barracks Communication quotient , in business and organizational psychology Constellation Airlines (IATA airline designator CQ) Cultural Quotient , in business, education, government and academic research Knight of the National Order of Quebec (post-nominal letters CQ) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
391-443: The persona of Dragonfly. Paul has a girlfriend, Marlene ( Elodie Bouchez ), an Air France flight attendant who makes time for Paul despite her schedule, his obvious growing infatuation with Valentine, his obsession with film making and his self-absorption. Ultimately, Marlene leaves Paul. Paul is also challenged by the apparent work of a saboteur, who cuts up footage before it can be edited, and who sends cryptic threatening messages to
414-420: The production shoot but still subtly fatherly and supportive, tells Paul a good ending must be exciting and must finally resolve the mystery for the audience but “surprise them a little.” “Astonish me,” he challenges Paul. Paul continues moving forward, making certain changes in the plot, and occasionally plunging into personal fantasies in which the character of Dragonfly soothes him as his loving companion against
437-442: The remaining crew. Others suspect Andrezej - who resents being fired and losing control of the film. Paul puts himself under increasing pressure from his inability to come up with an ending for Codename: Dragonfly - which he is told “has to be fabulous” - although isolated notions and images might slowly be coming together in his head. The movie's high-living Italian producer, Enzo ( Giancarlo Giannini ), not intimately involved in
460-412: The stress of making the movie. As the crew prepares to shoot the climactic chase scene, the saboteur sneaks onto the set and steals their finished footage. Valentine (still costumed and made up as Dragonfly from the shoot) and Paul jump into Dragonfly's futuristic prop car from the movie and chase the saboteur through Paris, with the fantasy of Dragonfly's world melding slightly into Paul's reality, and as
483-441: The title CQ . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CQ&oldid=1178749451 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages CQ (film) The film
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#1732794018639506-456: Was originally a declaration of fealty in the feudal system – swearing that one was the man (French: homme ), or subordinate, of the feudal lord. The concept then became used figuratively for an acknowledgement of quality or superiority. For example, a man might give homage to a lady, so honouring her beauty and other graces. In German scholarship, followers of a great scholar developed the custom of honouring their mentor by producing papers for
529-403: Was released on Emperor Norton Records . CQ was released by United Artists . The title CQ is revealed to be code for "seek you" , in line with the movie's theme of seeking and finding love. CQ uses the format of a film within a film . In Paris in 1969, young and introverted film editor Paul Ballard ( Jeremy Davies ) is currently working on a science-fiction adventure film set in
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