''The Times That Are'' (french: Le règne du jour) is a Canadian documentary film, which was directed by
Pierre Perrault
Pierre Perrault (29 June 1927 – 24 June 1999) was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada, although largely unknown outside of Québec. In ...
and released in 1967. A sequel to his 1963 film ''
Pour la suite du monde
''Pour la suite du monde'' (also known as ''For Those Who Will Follow''; ''Of Whales, the Moon, and Men'', or ''The Moontrap'' in English) is a 1963 Canadian documentary film directed by Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière and Pierre Perrault. It was ...
'', the film follows Alexis Tremblay and his family on a trip to
France
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to visit their ancestral roots in
Normandy
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and
Brittany
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.
[David Clandfield, ''Pierre Perrault and the Poetic Documentary''. ]Indiana University Press
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, 2004. .
The film was a
Canadian Film Award
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finalist for
Best Feature Film
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at the
20th Canadian Film Awards
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in 1968, but did not win. It was followed by ''
The River Schooners
''The River Schooners'' (french: Les Voitures d'eau) is a 1968 Canadian documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Pierre Perrault.David Clandfield, ''Pierre Perrault and the Poetic Documentary''. Indiana University ...
(Les voitures d'eau)'', the third and final film in Perrault's "Île-aux-Coudres Trilogy", in 1968.
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It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.]Carole Corbeil
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, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". ''The Globe and Mail
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'', September 6, 1984.
References
External links
'' Le règne du jour''
at the National Film Board of Canada
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1967 films
National Film Board of Canada documentaries
Films shot in France
Films directed by Pierre Perrault
French-language Canadian films
Canadian black-and-white films
1960s Canadian films
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