Léonard Forest

Canadian filmmaker and writer

January 1, 1927 (96 years old)

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La Noce est pas finie

Can. 1971. Documentary by Léonard Forest. An incursion into the daily lives of the inhabitants of Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

Runtime: 86 min.

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Les Acadiens de la dispersion

Can. 1968. Documentary by Léonard Forest. A look at Acadian identity, through the testimonies of various members of a dispersed community.

Runtime: 119 min.

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Dubois et fils

Can. 1961. Social drama by Bernard Devlin, Raymond Leboursier with Ovila Légaré, Jean Duceppe, Émile Genest. A health problem leads a business owner to think about what will happen to his business after his death.

Runtime: 57 min.

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The Promised Land

V.O.: Les Brûlés

Can. 1958. Chronicle by Bernard Devlin with Jean Lajeunesse, J.-Léo Gagnon, Félix Leclerc. In 1933, the work of a group of men who came, with their families, to colonize a wild region of Abitibi.

Runtime: 116 min.

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Washed Hands

V.O.: Les Mains nettes

Can. 1958. Social drama by Claude Jutra with Denise Provost, Michel Maillot, Jean Brousseau. The arrival of a new manager causes concern among the employees of an office.

Runtime: 73 min.