Film
Speak White
1980Directed by Julien Poulin, Pierre Falardeau
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- Released
- Runtime
- 6m
About Speak White
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
- Directors
- Julien Poulin
- Pierre Falardeau
