''Trente tableaux'' is a 2011 autobiographical feature documentary by Quebec film director

Paule Baillargeon Paule Baillargeon (born July 19, 1945 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and film director. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', and was a nominee for Bes ...

, made during her two-year film residency with the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...

. It is an

anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film, package film, or portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of several shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme ...

composed of 30 short portraits—or ''

tableau vivant A (; often shortened to ; plural: ), French language, French for "living picture", is a static scene containing one or more actors or models. They are stationary and silent, usually in costume, carefully posed, with props and/or scenery, and ...

—''of her 66 years of life to date, reflecting her experiences as a woman in Quebec's changing society. The film explores Baillargeon's

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

and sovereigntist views, her struggles with her depression, her childhood, the great landscapes of her native

Abitibi-Témiscamingue Abitibi-Témiscamingue () is an List of regions of Quebec, administrative region located in western Québec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of and its population was 146,717 peo ...

, her daughter Blanche and her close relationship with her dog, Watam. She revisits pivotal moments in her life, including her experiences while directing her controversial 1979 film, ''La cuisine rouge'', in which her actresses, inspired by the film's feminist message, insisted on improvising the end of the film. The film had its world premiere in October 2011 in Montreal, at the

Festival du nouveau cinéma The Festival du nouveau cinéma or FNC (English: ''Festival of New Cinema'') is an annual independent film festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, featuring independent films from around the world. Over 160,000 people attend each year. One of ...

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2011 films 2011 documentary films National Film Board of Canada documentaries Quebec films Autobiographical documentary films Documentary films about feminism Documentary films about Quebec politics Documentary films about women in film Canadian anthology films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub