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Wikipedia article




'Traitor or Patriot' is a Quebec documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in 2000. It is directed by and starring Jacques Godbout. Its style belongs to the Quebec cinma direct school of filmmaking.

Synopsis



It analyzes the place of Quebec Premier Adlard Godbout in history. Godbout is not well-considered by Quebec historians and citizens. Adrald Godbout was the Second World War–era Quebec head of government, and the great-uncle of the director. Godbout advances some theories to explain why his great-uncle was forgotten in the collective memory of the Quebecers. One theory is that Adlard Godbout was more favourable than other political leaders to conscription. Quebec nationalists, at the time, opposed conscription, which they saw as a British imperialist manoeuvre of English Canada to defend the Empire.

Production



Like other documentaries of his ('The Black Sheep', for example), 'Tratre ou Patriote' showcases Jacques Godbout's own style of putting himself into the narrative thread: he sets up scenes where he researches his subject and interacts with others, to help push the documentary forward. One example of this is when he is filmed asking historians at a reception if they can recognize the picture of Godbout, the politician, which they cannot. Jacques Godbout provides his own voice for the voice-overs of the English version.

See also



*List of Quebec movies

*List of Quebec film directors

*Cinema of Quebec

*Culture of Quebec

*History of Quebec

*Politics of Quebec

References




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