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La Liberté en colère

Jean-Daniel Lafond
1994 Canada 73 minutes French

“In the sixties, Vallièreres et Gagnon were heroes and their names were so closely knit that it was sometimes believed Vallières-Gagnon were one and the same person. (…) The kind of free-thinking they symbolised was respected, even esteemed, and also admired because of the courage and determination that it implied. (…) Yet, at the beginning of the seventies, politics drove them apart, as one of them, Charles Gagnon, chose “the hard line” of Marxist-Leninism and the other, Pierre Vallières, the “pure line” of the counter trend. (…) After living separate existences, like feuding brothers, for twenty years it is difficult to imagine them reunited today, sharing the same convictions on how to build the country’s future? At first, the actual encounter of the two main characters hinges on the appearance of three other characters. In their own way, Francis Simard and Robert Comeau are asking for explanations, but more importantly, they are speaking about the present. It is because of the current problems facing Quebec, that they call on their former heroes and ask them to break their silence . The third character is played by Plume Latraverse. (…)” (Jean-Daniel Lafond)

Production :
ONF Office National du Film du Canada
Distribution :
ONF Office National du Film du Canada; Francis Simard
Editing :
Babalou Hamelin
Sound :
Yves Gendron; Jacques Drouin
Photography :
Martin Leclerc

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