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Uniquely Viola

2016 1 h 15 min
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Eighty-five-year-old Viola Léger has been embodying La Sagouine, the famous character from Antonine Maillet’s eponymous 1971 play, for over 40 years. Filmmaker Rodolphe Caron follows the veteran Acadian actress as she prepares for a new series of performances, inviting her to talk about her long and successful career.

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Eighty-five-year-old Viola Léger has been embodying La Sagouine, the famous character from Antonine Maillet’s eponymous 1971 play, for over 40 years. Filmmaker Rodolphe Caron follows the veteran Acadian actress as she prepares for a new series of performances, inviting her to talk about her long and successful career.

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  • research
    Rodolphe Caron
    Francine Hébert
  • writer
    Rodolphe Caron
  • director
    Rodolphe Caron
  • production manager
    Michelle Paulin
  • camera
    Mario Paulin
    Rodolphe Caron
  • additional camera
    Marcel Gallant
  • location sound
    Serge Arseneault
    Rodolphe Caron
  • picture editing
    Julien Cadieux
  • original music
    Claude Fournier
  • original music - assistance
    Jean-Sébastien Fournier
  • music recording studio
    Productions Tibasse
  • sound editing
    Paul Goguen
  • participant
    Viola Léger
    Antonine Maillet
    Pierre Boudreau
    Eugène Gallant
    Jean Chrétien
    Aline Chrétien
    Jean Lapointe
    Paul Marcel Albert
    Raymond Guy LeBlanc
    Adrien Clavet
    Sylvie Dufour
    Pauline Pelletier
    Philippe Beaulieu
    Alain Tanguay
    Lorraine Bourque
    Huberte Gautreau
    Yolande Castonguay-LeBlanc
    Corinne Gallant
    Lauraine Léger
    Lorraine LeBlanc
    Florine Després
    Lilianne Léger-Maples
    Doris Léger
    Irène Léger
    Eugène Léger
    Laurie Léger
    Agnès Léger
  • sound mixing
    Serge Boivin
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • online editing
    Serge Verreault
  • infographics
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • transcription services
    Pro Documents
  • subtitles
    MELS
  • rights clearances
    Francine Hébert
  • marketing manager
    François Jacques
  • administrator
    Geneviève Duguay
  • production coordinator
    Colette Allain
    Audrey Rétho
  • technical coordinator
    Daniel Claveau
    Mira Mailhot
  • technical support
    Patrick Trahan
  • additional technical support
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Pierre Dupont
    Myriam Léger-Bélanger
  • legal counsel
    Christian Pitchen
  • producer
    Jac Gautreau
    Maryse Chapdelaine
  • executive producer
    Dominic Desjardins

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