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Speak White

1980 · 6 min

A short, recited poem-film that feels like a stern, wounded declaration aimed straight at the viewer.

Directed by
Pierre Falardeau, Julien Poulin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Marie Eykel
Overview
Speak White is a French language poem composed by Québécois writer Michèle Lalonde in 1968. It was first recited in 1970 and was published in 1974 by Editions de l'Hexagone, Montreal. It denounced the poor situation of French-speakers in Quebec and takes the tone of a collective complaint against English-speaking Quebecers. In 1980, Speak White was made into a short motion picture by polemicists Pierre Falardeau and Julien Poulin, the six-minute film featured actress Marie Eykel reading Lalonde's poem. It was released by the National Film Board of Canada.

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Directed by
Pierre Falardeau, Julien Poulin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Marie Eykel
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    Themes
    • identity
    • class
    • power
    • politics
    • colonialism
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
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    Realism9
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    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Pierre Falardeau, Julien Poulin
    Starring
    Marie Eykel
    Runtime
    6 min
    Country
    Canada

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