Antonine Maillet - The Possibilities Are Endless
2009
52 min
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Made famous in 1971 by the success of La Sagouine and achieving international celebrity after winning the Prix Goncourt for Pélagie-la-Charrette in 1979, Antonine Maillet has been the mouthpiece of the Acadian people throughout the world for fifty years. This documentary takes us from Bouctouche to Montreal by way of Moncton to discover a great writer who has rarely spoken of herself with such candour and generosity. An unforgettable autobiographical document.
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Made famous in 1971 by the success of La Sagouine and achieving international celebrity after winning the Prix Goncourt for Pélagie-la-Charrette in 1979, Antonine Maillet has been the mouthpiece of the Acadian people throughout the world for fifty years. This documentary takes us from Bouctouche to Montreal by way of Moncton to discover a great writer who has rarely spoken of herself with such candour and generosity. An unforgettable autobiographical document.
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directionGinette Pellerin
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researchGinette PellerinMarie-Linda Lord
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scriptGinette Pellerin
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interviewsGinette PellerinMarie-Linda Lord
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participantAntonine MailletChloé LeclairBlanca Navarro PardinasJean BarbePierre FilionNoah RichlerRaoul BoudreauHerménégilde ChiassonViola LégerMarie-Linda LordDavid LonerganDaniel Castonguay
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cast of characterViola LégerLuc Samuel LeBlancAndré RoyAnnette-Louise BrisonDonat LacroixDenise BouchardRobert Gauvin
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script consultantSuzanne Dussault
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sound recordingGeorges HannanMarie-France DelagraveAram KouyoumdjianMélanie Gauthier
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additional cameraAlain DuprasPaul MitcheltreeMichel CaissieGinette Pellerin
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camera assistantGeneviève ThibertCharles Gagnon
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helicopter operatorTim L'Espérance
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production managerChristine AubéDenise LeBlanc
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readingAntonine Maillet
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accessoriesBernice ButlerAndrea Buckle
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animationPhilippe Lanteigne
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special effectsPhilippe Lanteigne
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sound editorMélanie Gauthier
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original musicRobert Marcel Lepage
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musicianFrédéric BednarzMarcin SwobodaPemi PaullJean-Christophe LizotteÉveline Grégoire-RousseauJean-François OuelletMartin LizotteRobert Marcel Lepage
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recording studioStudio 270
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music re-recordingRobert LangloisBenoit Durand-Jodoin
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text recordingRévoluSon
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foleyLise Wedlock
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingJean Paul Vialard
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online editingYannick Carrier
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titlesPhilippe LanteigneGaspard Gaudreau
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creditsPhilippe LanteigneGaspard Gaudreau
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editing technical supportDanielle RaymondPierre Dupont
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still photographerGilles LandryFrançois VinceletteGinette Pellerin
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marketing managerJulie Arseneault
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marketing manager - assistanceKarine Sévigny
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administratorGeneviève Duguay
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production assistantColette Allain
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technical coordinatorJean-François LapriseFrance Couture
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interim producerMaryse Chapdelaine
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producerMurielle Rioux-PoirierPauline BourqueGinette Pellerin
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executive producerJacques Turgeon
Education
Ages 14 to 18
Arts Education - Drama
English Language Arts - Quebec Literature
History and Citizenship Education - Society in New France (1608-1760)
Languages - French as a Second Language
What evidence is there in the film that Antonine Maillet blends “stories, history and imagination” (3:00)? Students can research Acadian history and the Acadian/Quebecois relationship and compare it to Louisiana’s French history, for example. How do smaller communities maintain their culture and prevent assimilation (15:00)? How does Antonine Maillet come to terms with the common perspective on “feminine intelligence” (24:00)? Watch the final excerpt again. Why is The Possibilities Are Endless an appropriate subtitle for the film?