Metro Cinema Society: Denys Arcand: Three Documentaries

Denys Arcand: Three Documentaries

A collection of three early documentaries by Denys Arcand. Metro Cinema also published a short booklet on the three works.

Comfort and Indifference

Director: Denys Arcand

Canada 1981, 109 min, 16mm

Jun 28 (2004) @ 7pm

Arcand's amusing documentary about the 1980 referendum was produced by the French CBC but was never aired. Arcand cuts between political rally footage and interviews with "average" Quebecers to grasp how the "non" side was able to win the vote.... view more

Quebec: Duplessis and After...

Canada 1972, 114 min, 16mm

Jul 12 (2004) @ 7pm

This film establishes a parallel (via deft cross-cutting of footage) between the 1970 electoral campaign in Québec and the 1936 campaign dominated by Maurice Duplessis. It shows the hope but also the uncertainty that existed in 1970. Had the Quiet... view more

On est au coton

Canada 1969, 159 min, 16mm

Jul 19 (2004) @ 7pm

Perhaps Arcand's most debated, yet unseen, film On est au Coton (Cotton Mill, Treadmill is the awkward English title) examines the conflict between Quebec textile workers and their factory owner. As the workers organize themselves for better, healthier working conditions,... view more