The Hat
A young woman works as an exotic dancer in a bar. She recalls an incident from her childhood in which she was physically abused by a male visitor. This inner journey brings back painful memories, including the obsessive image of a hat. Black-ink drawings, spare and rapidly executed, flow together in a succession of troubling and striking metamorphoses. The Hat is a tough, visceral experience. With naked honesty, animator Michèle Cournoyer invites the audience to share in the pain of a woman whose body is on display and whose soul is forever soiled. A film without words.
A young woman works as an exotic dancer in a bar. She recalls an incident from her childhood in which she was physically abused by a male visitor. This inner journey brings back painful memories, including the obsessive image of a hat. Black-ink drawings, spare and rapidly executed, flow together in a succession of troubling and striking metamorphoses. The Hat is a tough, visceral experience. With naked honesty, animator Michèle Cournoyer invites the audience to share in the pain of a woman whose body is on display and whose soul is forever soiled. A film without words.
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directionMichèle Cournoyer
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scriptMichèle Cournoyer
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animationMichèle Cournoyer
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animation cameraPierre Landry
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editingFernand Bélanger
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original musicJean Derome
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music - interpretationFabienne BélairJean DeromeNormand GuilbeaultJoane HétuJean RenéPierre TanguayRainer Wiens
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sound designFernand BélangerJean Derome
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sound editingEsther Auger
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foleyMonique Vézina
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foley assistantMartine Collin
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sound recordingGeoffrey MitchellRobert Langlois
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recordingSerge BoivinJean Paul Vialard
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post-production coordinationAndrée Delagrave
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administrationMaryse Chapdelaine
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administration assistantDiane Régimbald
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marketing officerMichèle Bélanger
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assistant to the producerFrancine Langdeau
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producerThérèse DescaryPierre Hébert
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The Hat, Michèle Cournoyer, provided by the National Film Board of Canada