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The House of Light
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'The House of Light' (, lit. "The White Room") is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1969.Gerald Pratley, 'A Century of Canadian Cinema'. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 102. The film stars Marcel Sabourin and Michle Magny as a husband and wife who are interacting entirely in their bedroom, engaging in conversations about their relationship while the scenery outside their bedroom window provides the only major visual change in setting.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/chambre-blanche-jean-pierre-lefebvre/ "Chambre blanche, La Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre"]. 'Films du Qubec', January 3, 2009.
The film premiered in July 1969. It was subsequently screened in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.Todd McCarthy, [https://www.indiewire.com/2010/07/1970-the-cannes-film-fesitval-part-four-228024/ "1970: The Cannes Film Fesitval (part four)"]. 'IndieWire', July 5, 2010.
The film was included in Jean Pierre Lefebvre: Vidaste, a retrospective program of Lefebvre's films at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.Brendan Kelly, [https://variety.com/2001/biz/features/lefebvre-homage-captures-montreal-master-s-vision-1117852173/ "Lefebvre homage captures Montreal masters vision"]. 'Variety', September 3, 2001.
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