Pierre Perrault
Pierre Perrault is a filmmaker, poet and writer (1927-1999) who made a deep impression on Canadian cinema. He was one of Québec’s most significant and celebrated artists, both a major literary figure and one of Canada’s most important filmmakers. His collective work in radio, film, television and print explore the genesis and nature of French Canadian culture and identity. A pioneer of direct cinema, his elegiac 1963 documentary Pour la suite du monde, co-directed with Michel Brault, is a landmark in Canadian film. His writing received numerous major prizes, including three Governor General’s Literary Awards for poetry, theatre and non-fiction. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Quiet Revolution from the Government of Québec for his contributions to Québec culture during the 1960s. His documentary work includes The Times That Are (1967), The River Schooners (1968), Wake Up, Mes Bons Amis! (1970) and The Shimmering Beast (1982).
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Acadia, Acadia ?!?
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In the late 1960s, with the triumph of bilingualism and biculturalism, New Brunswick's Université de Moncton became the setting for the awakening of Acadian nationalism after centuries of defeatism and resignation. Although 40% of the province's population spoke French, they had been unable to make their voices heard. The film captures the behind-the-scenes action and the students' determinati...
Winter Crossing at L'Île aux Coudres
Winter Crossing at L'Île aux Coudres
Subscription accessOn an island the road ends where it begins, at the wharf. The wharf is the link to the rest of the world, until winter cuts it off. But the islanders know the winter sea and its movements. They judge the ice by its colours, avoiding the open channels, fighting through the slushy fragil ice, catching their footing on the chunk ice, and running all-out across the solid ice to the North Shore.
Wake Up, Mes Bons Amis!
Film essay on the notion of belonging to a country. Is it rooted in the hearts of men and women, as some believe? Do Québécois people have enough maturity to give themselves autonomy and a territory? What is a country? These are some of the questions raised in the film at a time when those known as French Canadians are questioning their identity. The documentary also addresses the question of b...
Icewarrior
Not far from the North Pole on Ellesmere Island, for one hundred and twenty days, a watchful camera stalks a beast of fleece and hoof, the ancient musk-ox, in anticipation of the great bull's duel for dominance. By the light of late summer, in the hush of expectation of mating behaviour, battle is joined between the furry combatants.
The Shimmering Beast
A moose hunt is the pretext for this film. Nine men and their Indian guide withdraw to the wilderness to spend one week together away from their daily routines. The film charts the social dynamics of this diverse group, how they relate to one another--alternately revealing and disguising their feelings. A rich mix of personalities lends relief to the human topography in this documentary about a...
Acadia, Acadia ?!?
Subscription access
In the late 1960s, with the triumph of bilingualism and biculturalism, New Brunswick's Université de Moncton became the setting for the awakening of Acadian nationalism after centuries of defeatism and resignation. Although 40% of the province's population spoke French, they had been unable to make their voices heard. The film captures the behind-the-scenes action and the students' determinati...
Winter Crossing at L'Île aux Coudres
Winter Crossing at L'Île aux Coudres
Subscription accessOn an island the road ends where it begins, at the wharf. The wharf is the link to the rest of the world, until winter cuts it off. But the islanders know the winter sea and its movements. They judge the ice by its colours, avoiding the open channels, fighting through the slushy fragil ice, catching their footing on the chunk ice, and running all-out across the solid ice to the North Shore.
Wake Up, Mes Bons Amis!
Film essay on the notion of belonging to a country. Is it rooted in the hearts of men and women, as some believe? Do Québécois people have enough maturity to give themselves autonomy and a territory? What is a country? These are some of the questions raised in the film at a time when those known as French Canadians are questioning their identity. The documentary also addresses the question of b...
Icewarrior
Not far from the North Pole on Ellesmere Island, for one hundred and twenty days, a watchful camera stalks a beast of fleece and hoof, the ancient musk-ox, in anticipation of the great bull's duel for dominance. By the light of late summer, in the hush of expectation of mating behaviour, battle is joined between the furry combatants.
The Shimmering Beast
A moose hunt is the pretext for this film. Nine men and their Indian guide withdraw to the wilderness to spend one week together away from their daily routines. The film charts the social dynamics of this diverse group, how they relate to one another--alternately revealing and disguising their feelings. A rich mix of personalities lends relief to the human topography in this documentary about a...
