''My Eye'' (french: Mon œil) is a Canadian satirical film, written and directed by

Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre (; born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers. Biography Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature a ...

and released in 1971.

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian.Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp ...

, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 146. Satirizing the dominance of television, the film stars Raôul Duguay as a man who is watching television and imagining himself as a participant in eight different programs over the course of the evening.Gilles Blain, "Sur nos écrans: Mon œil". '' Séquences'', No. 64 (February 1971). pp. 34-37. The cast also includes Katia Bellangé, Janou Furtado, Andrée Paul, Huguette Roy, Céline Bernier, Pauline Fortier, André Leduc,

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

, Yvon Malette, Pierre Hébert,

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, Pierre Bernier, Gérard Paquin, Camil Houle, M. Messier, Ronald Perrault and Jacqueline Leduc.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Mon oeil – Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre"
''Films du Québec'', February 19, 2009. Lefebvre shot the film in 1966, but for various production reasons it was not released until 1971. The film received limited commercial release in January 1971, but has not received widespread distribution since.

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* 1971 films Canadian satirical films Films directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub