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Nebs
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 Les ordres [Orders] Orders Quote: Orders (original title: Les Ordres, known in the United States as: Orderers) is a 1974 Quebec historical drama film about the incarceration of innocent civilians during the 1970 October Crisis and the War Measures Act enacted by the Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau. It is the second film by director Michel Brault. It features entertainer and Senator Jean Lapointe.
The film tells the story of five of those incarcerated civilians. It is scripted but is inspired by a number of interviews with actual prisoners made during the events and its style is heavily inspired by the Quebec school of Cinéma vérité. It won a Cannes Film Festival Award in 1975 and four Canadian Film Awards (predecessor of the Genie Awards) the same year.
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trixster
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Re: Les Ordres It's a pretty infuriating and sobering piece of work, even making a cynical Westerner like me feel for the innocent French-Canadiens wrongfully imprisoned during the FLQ crisis. Not only is it emotionally powerful, though, it also weaves an interesting story, successfully blending documentary and fictional elements to create a hybrid of sorts. The switching between colour and black & white works well, and the naturalist camera work and settings suit the film well. This period of Canadian history is both shameful and compelling, and this is the perfect film to represent that.
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