Gaston's Recital
1981
21 min
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This short fiction film about a young boy torn between conflicting loyalties is resolved with humour and wisdom. Sunday, 2 o'clock, is zero hour for Gaston. He must be in two places at once: performing at a music recital and playing hockey with his teammates. What is Gaston to do?
Details
This short fiction film about a young boy torn between conflicting loyalties is resolved with humour and wisdom. Sunday, 2 o'clock, is zero hour for Gaston. He must be in two places at once: performing at a music recital and playing hockey with his teammates. What is Gaston to do?
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directorAndré Melançon
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scriptAndré Melançon
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producerPaul Larose
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photographyPierre Mignot
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soundClaude Hazanavicius
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editingJacques Jarry
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music recordingRoger Lamoureux
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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musicAlain Clavier
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castClaude JolicoeurMonique LarocqueAndré PoirierMireille BienvenuDaniel LegaultJean-Guy BonduAlphonse BélangerFrancis MankiewiczPierre DupuisPaule BoucardPhilippe ContantPaul GasconJosée Sarrazin
Education
Ages 6 to 11
Ethics and Religious Culture - Ethical Values
The teacher can ask students to talk about the importance of making choices and setting priorities. Stop the film when the problem occurs and ask students what they would do in Gaston’s place, and compare their decisions with the true ending of the story; identify the dilemma facing Gaston and state the values (mutual assistance, friendship, family, etc.) put forward to resolve this conflict of values; create a comic strip depicting how team members depend on each other.
