Tribute to Carole Laganière : Vues de l'Est
The documentary filmmaker Carole Laganière recently passed away. Her films have vibrantly addressed social and existential issues. She was interested in childhood, aging, but also in what is called today "living together", in a form that is not complacent, asking strong questions about the tensions between individuals and social classes.
En hommage à Carole Laganière en présence de collègues et ami.e.s.
They are young, between eight and twelve years old, but they already know a lot, perhaps too much, about the accidents of life. Beyond fear and doubt, the film bears witness to the light that inhabits the children of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood, to the strength and beauty of these lives that resemble all others. Lives full of dreams of a brighter tomorrow.
Carole Laganière
After several award-winning works of fiction (Le mouchoir de poche, Jour de congé and Aline), Carole Laganière devoted herself mainly to documentaries, a genre that allowed her to combine social and artistic concerns. In 2002 and 2003, with La fiancée de la vie and Un toit, un violon, la lune, the filmmaker won the Best Canadian Documentary Award at the Toronto Hots Docs. Vues de l'est (2004), L'Est pour toujours (2010), and Absences (2013), which features the director's mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, confirm the maturity of an artist with a gaze both loving and incisive. In 2014, she directed and produced Des adieux, about the end of life in a hospice and then Un printemps incertain, a short fiction film inspired by the film Des adieux, in 2015. In 2017, she completed Quartiers sous tension, about the phenomenon of gentrification, and then followed up with Sylvie à l'école, in 2018, a portrait of a teacher and her out-of-the-ordinary class.
