The Promised Land
This feature-length fiction, originally produced as a television miniseries and based on the novel Nuages sur les brûlés by Hervé Biron, explores the colonization of northern Quebec during the Depression-era 1930s. These historical dramas relive the toil, hardship and unexpected rewards of the pioneer. Folk singer Félix Leclerc appears in each episode. Part I: Encounters with the inhospitable wilderness while clearing a townsite. Part II: Struggles for leadership; log cabins are built and the women arrive. Part III: The dangers of frontier life: forest fire, accident, anxiety about bankruptcy, lack of tools, hard labour. Part IV: Big steps forward: the …
This feature-length fiction, originally produced as a television miniseries and based on the novel Nuages sur les brûlés by Hervé Biron, explores the colonization of northern Quebec during the Depression-era 1930s. These historical dramas relive the toil, hardship and unexpected rewards of the pioneer. Folk singer Félix Leclerc appears in each episode. Part I: Encounters with the inhospitable wilderness while clearing a townsite. Part II: Struggles for leadership; log cabins are built and the women arrive. Part III: The dangers of frontier life: forest fire, accident, anxiety about bankruptcy, lack of tools, hard labour. Part IV: Big steps forward: the curé brings in teachers and is in turn presented with a new, though rough-hewn, church.
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réalisateurBernard Devlin
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scénarioBernard Devlin
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producteurLéonard ForestGuy GloverVictor Jobin
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caméraGeorges Dufaux
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sonMichel Belaieff
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montageDavid MayerovitchRaymond Le Boursier
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montage sonoreBernard Bordeleau
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ré-enregistrementRon Alexander
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interprèteGeorges BouvierRoland BédardRoland d' AmourCamille DucharmePierre DufresneJ.-Léo GagnonLucille GauthierJean LajeunesseFélix LeclercNana de Varennes
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The Promised Land, Bernard Devlin, offert par l' Office national du film du Canada