The Conquest (1973 film)
| The Conquest | |
|---|---|
| French | La Conquête |
| Directed by | Jacques Gagné |
| Written by | Michèle Lalonde |
| Produced by | Jacques Gagné |
| Starring | Michelle Rossignol Gilles Renaud |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Labrecque |
| Edited by | Jacques Gagné |
| Music by | Michel Hinton |
Production company | Les Productions Carle-Lamy |
| Distributed by | France Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Conquest (French: La Conquête) is a Canadian romantic drama film, written and directed by Jacques Gagné and released in 1973.[1] The film stars Michelle Rossignol and Gilles Renaud as Françoise and Laurent, a sociologist and an art professor in Quebec City who meet and fall in love despite the fact that both are married to other people.[2]
The cast also includes Raymond Bouchard, Jean Brousseau, Jocelyn Bérubé, Raymond Cloutier, Frédérique Collin, Angèle Coutu, Michel Daigle, Rémy Girard, Nicole Leblanc, Lubomir Mykytiuk, François Tassé and Marie Tifo in supporting roles.
The film's screenplay was written by Michèle Lalonde.[3]
The film was entered into competition at the 24th Canadian Film Awards in 1972,[4] before going into commercial release in 1973.
References
- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 47.
- ^ Robert Guy Scully, "La Conquête: Film 'sur' intellectuels ou 'pour' intellectuels?". Le Devoir, April 9, 1973.
- ^ Michèle Lalonde, "Du scénario au film, la distance est parfois grande". Le Devoir, April 17, 1973.
- ^ Les Wedman, "Etrog our Oscar". Vancouver Sun, October 6, 1972.
External links
- The Conquest at IMDb