The Years of Dreams and Revolt
The Years of Dreams and Revolt (French: Les Années de rêves) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1984. A sequel to his 1975 film The Vultures (Les Vautours), the film revisits the story of Louis Pelletier (Gilbert Sicotte) in the 1960s, from the time of his wedding to Claudette (Anne-Marie Provencher) in 1963 through to the time of the October Crisis in 1970.[1]
The Years of Dreams and Revolt | |
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French | Les Années de rêves |
Directed by | Jean-Claude Labrecque |
Produced by | Claude Bonin François Labonté |
Written by | Jean-Claude Labrecque Marie Laberge Robert Gurik |
Starring | Gilbert Sicotte Anne-Marie Provencher Monique Mercure |
Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
Edited by | François Labonté |
Production company | Les Films Vision 4 |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The cast also includes Monique Mercure, Carmen Tremblay and Amulette Garneau, all reprising their roles as his aunts, as well as John Wildman, Roger Lebel, Lothaire Bluteau and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge.
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival,[2] before having its Canadian premiere at the 1984 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Vianney Gauthier received a Genie Award nomination for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985.[4]
References
- Léo Bonneville, "Entretien avec Jean-Claude Labrecque". Séquences, Iss. 117 (1984). pp. 4–10.
- Léo Bonneville, "De l’écran de la pluie à l’écran du palais : 37eFestival international de Cannes". Séquences Iss. 117 (1984). pp. 11–20.
- Jay Scott, "Pick of the flicks: A weekend guide for those with neither the inclination nor the time to see 'em all". The Globe and Mail, September 7, 1984.
- Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985.