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Amours interdites : au-delà des préjugés, vies et paroles de lesbiennes

1992 1 h 24 min
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Sorti en 1992, ce long métrage documentaire remastérisé en HD fait plonger le spectateur dans la riche histoire de l’expérience lesbienne telle qu’elle était vécue au Canada au milieu du 20e siècle. Entrevues contemporaines, métrage d’archives et fiction inspirée des romans de gare des années 1950 s’entrecroisent dans ce film à la fois drôle, émouvant et libérateur.

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Amours interdites : au-delà des préjugés, vies et paroles de lesbiennes

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Sorti en 1992, ce long métrage documentaire remastérisé en HD fait plonger le spectateur dans la riche histoire de l’expérience lesbienne telle qu’elle était vécue au Canada au milieu du 20e siècle. Entrevues contemporaines, métrage d’archives et fiction inspirée des romans de gare des années 1950 s’entrecroisent dans ce film à la fois drôle, émouvant et libérateur.
This work contains scenes of nudity and/or sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.
  • director
    Aerlyn Weissman
    Lynne Fernie
  • script
    Aerlyn Weissman
    Lynne Fernie
  • producer
    Margaret Pettigrew
    Ginny Stikeman
  • executive producer
    Ginny Stikeman
    Rina Fraticelli
  • photography
    Zoe Dirse
  • animation camera
    Lynda Pelley
    Pierre Landry
  • sound
    Justine Pimlott
  • editing
    Cathy Gulkin
    Denise Beaudoin
  • sound editing
    Jackie Newell
    Chris Crilly
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • music
    Kathryn Moses
  • cast
    Stephanie Morgenstern
    Lynne Adams
    Marie-Jo Thério
    George Thomas
    Lory Wainberg
    Ann Marie MacDonald
    Michael Copeland
    Keely Moll
    Ann Bannon
    Stephanie Ozard
    Reva Hutkin
    Lois M. Stuart
    Nairobi
    Jeanne Healy
    Carol Ritchie-MacKintosh
    Amanda White
    Ruth Christine

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Ages 18+
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How have laws against LGBTQ people changed over the decades in Canada? How did urban centres provide a place to go for many LGBTQ women who came from small rural areas of the country? Interspersed between stories in the film are pulp novels about lesbians: How does pop culture play a role in identity for people who feel marginalized today?

Amours interdites : au-delà des préjugés, vies et paroles de lesbiennes
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