Saturday, June 1, 2019
Essay --
Black Robe is a 1991 movie starring Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young and Sandrine Holt. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and adapted from Brian Moores 1985 novel of the same name. It was produced by a Joint Film Production of Australia and Canada. The movie lasts about one hour and forty-one minutes. The movie was named Best Canadian Film at the twelfth Annual Genie Awards, with August Schellenberg also taking home the Best Supporting Actor trophy. (Epinions, 2004) The movie revolves around a 1632 French missionary, Father LaForgue (Lothaire Bluteau) or Black Robe as the Indians referred to him. He traveled to North America to attempt to save the savages on the new land. His mission leads him to a Canadian settlement and an Algonquin tribe. There he is first introduced into the Indian religion, culture, and practices. This is also where his first major shock occurs, when he encounters a Frenchman, Daniel (Aden Young), having sex with the Algonquin chiefs daughter, Annuka(Sandrine Holt) . dead after, Father LaForgue decides to accompany a small group of Algonquin Indians on a...
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