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Mémoire battante (VOF)
Location
Main screening room
Date
June 15th, 2022
Duration
168 min
Cycle
With Terres en vues

We are partnering with the Society for the diffusion of Indigenous culture Terres en vues to present two major titles devoted to Indigenous culture: Mémoire battante (1983) by Arthur Lamothe in a new restoration supported by the Quebec Digital Cultural Plan, as well as Six saisons attikameks by Pierre Dinel (1983), preserved in our collections.

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Mémoire battante
Directed by
Arthur Lamothe
Language
French version
Actors
Gabriel Arcand, Arthur Lamothe, Rémi Savard
Origins
Quebec
Year
1983
Duration
168 min
Genre
Documentary
Format
Digital
Synopsis

Three memories, that of the Montagnais, that of the Jesuit and that of Lamothe, are juxtaposed without contradicting each other, defining each other without harming each other, evaluating each other without diminishing each other.

Mémoire battante

Arthur Lamothe

Born in Saint-Mont, France, Arthur Lamothe immigrated to Canada in 1953. In 1954 he began studying economics at the Université de Montréal. During his time as a student he became interested in cinema and began writing for several film publications. After graduating in 1958, he was immediately hired as a writer for Radio-Canada. In 1961 he was hired by the NFB and wrote Dimanche d'Amérique, his first screenplay, which became the first film by Gilles Carle. In 1962 he directed his first film, a short documentary entitled Bûcherons de la Manouane. Lamothe has only made a handful of fiction films during his career, and he is best known and most respected for his documentaries. In his films, Lamothe most frequently explored social and economic themes, as well as activism for issues he passionately supported, especially with regard to Aboriginal people. In 1980 he was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier and in 1995 was made a member of the Order of Canada.

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An important step forward. To the benevolent but necessarily external gaze that marked Lamothe's approach until now, is added here an attempt to penetrate the Amerindian reality.
Luc Perrault
1983
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