La gammick
To introduce the cycle, a lecture by a Mafia historian sets the tone. How does cinema relate to a certain Mafia mythology ? To what degree does it detach itself from it, or portray it in its most complex and troubled aspects ? The answer in fourteen films.
Inspired by a true story from the 1950s, the film tells the story of François (Chico) Tremblay, an average Quebecer who once belonged to the local underworld and finds himself confronted by the almighty American mafia. More than a thriller, the film has a social and ideological significance that enables a multi-layered reading and a socio-political analysis of an urban phenomenon: Quebec gangsterism.
Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout, OC, CQ (born November 27, 1933) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet. By his own admission a bit of a dabbler (touche-à-tout), Godbout has become one of the most important writers of his generation,[citation needed] with a major influence on post-1960 Quebec intellectual life. Born in Montreal, Quebec, after studies at Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and the Université de Montréal, Godbout taught French in Ethiopia before joining the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as producer and scriptwriter in 1958.
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