Living on the Edge (film)
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Living on the Edge | |
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French | L'extrême frontière |
Directed by | Rodrigue Jean |
Written by | Rodrigue Jean |
Produced by | Jacques Turgeon Production Agency: National Film Board of Canada |
Starring | Gérald Leblanc |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Living on the Edge (full title Living on the Edge, the Poetic Works of Gérald Leblanc also known by its French language title L'extrême frontière, l'oeuvre poétique de Gérald Leblanc) is a 2005 documentary film by Canadian director of Acadian origin Rodrigue Jean. In this documentary, Rodrigue Jean pays tribute to his Acadian roots, focussing on the poetry of Gérald Leblanc.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]A child of the Beat Generation, Gérald Leblanc conjoined urban-ness and American-ness, wandering and belonging, far beyond the boundaries of taboo. In so doing, he helped propel Acadia into the modern era.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Grugeau, Gérard (27 April 2007). "ACADIE BLUES". 24 images (in French). Archived from the original (Film review) on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Tremblay, Odile (28 April 2007). "Un touchant portrait". Le Devoir (in French). Montreal. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ Description section on documentary by NFB site
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Categories:
- 2005 films
- Canadian documentary films
- Films directed by Rodrigue Jean
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- 2005 documentary films
- Documentary films about poets
- French-language Canadian films
- 2000s Canadian films
- 2000s French-language films
- 2000s Canadian film stubs
- 2000s documentary film stubs
- Canadian documentary film stubs
- Arts documentary film stubs