Hotel Chronicles


Release Information: November 5, 1990; Montréal (Cinéma ONF, Complexe Guy-Favreau); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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Executive Producer: Éric Michel; Éric Michel; Éric Michel; Éric Michel; Éric Michel

74 minutes, 1989

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This is the story of a woman travelling across the United States, stopping at hotels and motels along the way. She is also taking a long journey within, where her memories are a mixture of passion and disappointment. At first glance, she appears to be alone. But she is soon accompanied by images of the country, images that haunt her and taunt her and overshadow her pilgrimage of love. Torn between hope and despair, she watches the memories go by, releasing their hold over her. From one hotel to another, from the heart of Manhattan to the depths of Death Valley, the filmmaker reflects on modern America. In "road movie" style, with improvised encounters, the filmmaker examines the American myth and ponders the fate of Uncle Sam's country in the media age. The land of the brave is no longer the land of Kennedy, Martin Luther King and all the 60s idealists.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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