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'Kid Sentiment' is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Jacques Godbout and released in 1968.[[http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/evenements/1895.html "Dbut du tournage du film Kid sentiment"]. 'Bilan du sicle' (Universit de Sherbrooke).] Mixing fiction with documentary in the direct cinema style and working with a cast of non-professional actors,[Thomas Carrier-Lafleur and Guillaume Lavoie, La rflexion mdiatique dans Kid Sentimentde Jacques Godbout,Nouvelles vues. Revue sur les pratiques et les thories du cinma au Qubec, no16, 2015.] the film depicts 1960s youth culture through a narrative fiction story about four teenagers in Quebec City mixed with segments in which Godbout directly interviews the actors about their goals, values and philosophies of life.[Wendy Michener, "A film-maker looks at les kids of Quebec". 'The Globe and Mail', March 30, 1968.]
The film starred Andre Cousineau, Franois Guy, Michle Mercure and Louis Parizeau, as well as writer Jacques Languirand in a supporting role. Guy and Parizeau were real-life musicians with the Montreal rock band Les Sinners, who provided two songs for the film's soundtrack, while Cousineau and Mercure were go-go dancers Guy and Parizeau knew from the club scene;[ Mercure was the daughter of actress Monique Mercure.
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The film was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 20th Canadian Film Awards in 1968.[Wendy Michener, "Dief: Best actor?". 'The Globe and Mail', May 22, 1968.] Following its Canadian theatrical premiere in 1968, the film was screened in the Director's Fortnight stream at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.[Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films-quebecois-a-cannes/2/ "Les films qubcois Cannes travers lhistoire"]. 'Films du Qubec', April 28, 2019.]
The film was later released on DVD, with a 1967 episode of the Canadian television variety series 'Let's Go' as a bonus feature.
Parizeau later left the music business and became a private investigator. In 2019, he appeared in the documentary film 'Head First (Tenir tte)' to speak about mental health challenges after having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.[Silvia Galipeau, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/201903/21/01-5219094-tenir-tete-bipolaires-fous-mais-pas-foutus.php "Tenir tte: bipolaires, fous, mais pas foutus"]. 'La Presse', March 21, 2019.]
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