''Living on the Edge'' (full title ''Living on the Edge, the Poetic Works of Gérald Leblanc'' also known by its

French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...

title ''L'extrême frontière, l'oeuvre poétique de Gérald Leblanc'') is a 2005

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

director of

Acadian The Acadians (french: Acadiens , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the de ...

origin

Rodrigue Jean Rodrigue Jean (born in Caraquet, New Brunswick) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer of Acadian origin. He has been a theatre director, dancer and choreographer. Life and Work While pursuing university studies, he developed i ...

. In this documentary, Rodrigue Jean pays tribute to his Acadian roots, focussing on the poetry of

Gérald Leblanc Gérald Leblanc (September 25, 1945 – May 30, 2005) was an Acadian poet notable for seeking his own Acadian roots and the current voices of Acadian culture. Leblanc was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. He studied at the Université de Moncton ...

Synopsis

A child of the Beat Generation, Gérald Leblanc conjoined urban-ness and American-ness, wandering and belonging, far beyond the boundaries of taboo. In so doing, he helped propel Acadia into the modern era.Description section on documentary by NFB site
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References

External links

NFB page for ''Living on the Edge'' (English)ONF page for ''L'extrême frontière''
2005 films Canadian documentary films Films directed by Rodrigue Jean National Film Board of Canada documentaries 2005 documentary films Documentary films about poets French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films 2000s French-language films {{arts-documentary-film-stub