1960. While the political elite begins the Quiet Revolution, the new generation claims more freedom, the right to pleasure and the care-free life. The beach and the dance hall, slow dancing and rock, jeans and the mini-skirt become the symbols of a deep cultural revolution. This film evokes the musical madness that swept over the youth of the 60s and is particularly interested in its witnesses and privileged stakeholders: the 400 or so groups of musicians who criss-crossed the various regions of Quebec at the time. Misunderstood by the critics and history, these “quétaine” groups nonetheless helped bring Quebec out of the “darkness” open it to the world and strengthen a burgeoning record industry.

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How do Quebec’s Aboriginal peoples live today? How does modernity fit in with their existence? To answer these questions, a team of documentary filmmakers spent 6 months following five Aboriginal persons from five first nations: the Cree, the Algonquian, the Montaignais, the Mohawk and the Inuit. The film depicts their daily lives, reporting on their participation in community life. It also shows that in a number of ways, the personal history of Aboriginal peoples is the reflection of their peoples’ collective choices. Through them, we make a day-in-day-out discovery of the human aspect of the Aboriginal peoples’ condition in Quebec.

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This video is a series of poetic depictions featuring men and women fleeing the banality of existence. As agile as eels, they slink between the traps of life. True modern-day storytellers, they craft extraordinary tales out of mere anecdotes. They have no pipe nor rocking chair and whisk us away in a strange waltz of images and words. A hotel keeper takes in a sailor in distress; a man is pursued by a little cloud of odour; a woman believes she possesses a magic ring.

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The first images are of a muscular man. His body glistens, his head is shaved, and his expression is unwavering. We quell a shiver at the thought of meeting him in a dark alleyway. Then, the man wraps his fists, the tools of his work, with bandages. His eyes are closed and he seems to be meditating. Finally, his expression comes to life and he stares at us: he speaks to the audience and we instantly prick up our ears. His name is Gaëtan Hart and he is a boxer by profession. Possessed of fortitude, he fights because donning gloves, giving and receiving blows, is a matter of dignity for him. The film is structured around a match; between rounds, the boxer takes the questions head on.

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