The Long Winter (1999 film)

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Wikipedia article 'The Long Winter' is a 1999 Quebec historical drama film. Directed by Michel Brault, it is a partly fictionalized account of the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 which sought to make Lower Canada, now Quebec, a republic independent from the British Empire. Description It features the fictional character of Franois-Xavier Bouchard and the factual character of Franois-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier. The music was composed by Franois Dompierre. Film director Pierre Falardeau says that Telefilm Canada initially used the approval of Brault's film as an excuse to deny funds for the film 'February 15, 1839'. This incited him to write a second Elvis Gratton film instead. The main protagonist is Patriote Franois-Xavier Bouchard. The latter comes back to Lower Canada in the autumn of 1838 after having escaped to the United States (as a number of Patriotes did indeed), after the first uprising, in that year. As soon as he returns, despite the exhortations of his family, he joins Franois-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier for another attempt. Following a hasty trial, Bouchard, Chevalier de Lorimier and others are sentenced to death. Cast Francis Reddy as Franois-Xavier Bouchard David Boutin as Franois-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier Micheline Lanctt Claude Gauthier Emmanuel Bilodeau Pierre Lebeau Suzanne Clment as Angle Bouchard Rosalier Dumontier Sylvain Landry Philippe Lambert Stphane Simard Robert Bouvier Roc LaFortune Julian Casey James Bradford Comedian Bruno Blanchet shot scenes for the film, but they were cut. See also List of Quebec movies Cinema of Quebec Culture of Quebec Patriote movement Quebec nationalism Quebec independence movement History of Quebec *Timeline of Quebec history
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