15 février 1839 (2001)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Pierre Falardeau

Writer:

Pierre Falardeau (writer)

Release Date:

26 January 2001 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Quebec | Month In Title | Historical | 1830s

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Luc Picard	...	François-Marie-Thomas Delorimier
Sylvie Drapeau	...	Henriette De Lorimier
Frédéric Gilles	...	Charles Hindelang
Pierre Rivard	...	Guillaume Levesque
Mario Bard	...	Henri Brien
Yvon Barrette	...	Osias Primeau
Denis Trudel	...	Jacques Yelle
Luc Proulx	...	Simon Payeur
Stéphane F. Jacques	...	Jean-Baptiste Laberge
Benoît Dagenais	...	Alphonse Lécuyer
Jean Guy	...	Joe Dumouchel
Jean-François Blanchard	...	Jean-Joseph Girouard
Martin Dubreuil	...	François-Xavier Prieur
Roch Castonguay	...	Jean Yelle
Jerry Snell	...	Lewis Harkin
Sébastien Ricard	...	Amable Daumais
Julien Poulin	...	Curé Marier
Jean Falardeau	...	Rémi Narbonne
Michel Lajoie	...	François Nicolas
Matt Hill	...	Soldat McDonald
Jack Langedijk	...	Lieutenant Elliott
Gaston Caron	...	Monsieur de St-Ours
Dominique Pétin	...	Mère Gamelin
Guy Vaillancourt	...	Cousin de De Lorimier
Bobby Beshro	...	Conducteur carriole
Hélène Falardeau	...	Enfant carriole
Yves Trudel	...	Joseph
Jonathan Stark	...	Sentinelle Porte #1
David Schaap	...	Premier Journaliste
Pierre McNicoll	...	Deuxième Journaliste
Harry Hill	...	Dr. Arnoldi
Ted Whittall	...	Soldat #3 / Deuxième Sentinelle
Anne-Marie Provencher	...	Cousine de De Lorimier
Thérèse Perreault	...	Soeur de De Lorimier
Thierry Rigaud	...	Première Sentinelle / Soldat anglais
Benoit Robert	...	Officier de la ferme
Louis-Philippe Carrier	...	Officier de la ferme
Carl Mainville	...	Soldat de la ferme
René Doyon	...	Soldat de la ferme
Dany Zampini	...	Soldat de la ferme
Stéphan Daoust	...	Soldat de la ferme
Gaetan Lapierre	...	Soldat de la ferme
François Gauthier	...	Soldat de la ferme
André Senkara Jr.	...	Soldat de la ferme
Jean-François Blais	...	Soldat de la ferme
Grégoire Hay-Morissette	...	Soldat de la ferme
Clément Robitaille	...	Soldat de la ferme
Linda Lecompte	...	Femme de la ferme
Anne-Marie Tougas	...	Jeune fille
Martine Arsenault	...	Soeur accompagnatrice
Denis Longpré	...	Sentinelle
Réal Huot	...	Sentinelle
Stéphane Blanchette	...	Soldat
Alain Lefebvre	...	Soldat
François Bessette	...	Doublure
Luc Gauthier	...	Doublure
Michel Lee	...	Militaire
Benoît Chabot	...	Militaire
Jean T. Provencher	...	Bourreau
Michel Fervac-Larose	...	Prisonnier (Voix hors-champ)
Jean-Pierre Gauthier	...	Prisonnier (Voix hors-champ)
Ronald Gagné	...	Prisonnier (Voix hors-champ)
Robin Wilcock	...	Prisonnier (Voix hors-champ)
Louise Proulx	...	Deuxième fille de la ferme

Directed by
Pierre Falardeau

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pierre Falardeau		writer

Produced by
René Chenier	....	executive producer
Marc Daigle	....	associate producer
Bernadette Payeur	....	producer

Original Music by
Jean St-Jacques

Cinematography by
Alain Dostie

Film Editing by
Claude Palardy

Casting by
Catherine Didelot

Art Direction by
Jean-Baptiste Tard

Costume Design by
Mario Davignon

Makeup Department
André Duval	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
René Chenier	....	production manager

Art Department
Andre Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Carrie Foster	....	art department coordinator
Étienne Geoffrion	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Serge Beauchemin	....	sound
Mathieu Beaudin	....	sound
Jocelyn Caron	....	adr foley recordist
Louis Gignac	....	sound re-recording mixer
Antoine Morin	....	sound effects editor
Guy Pelletier	....	sound editor
Eric Rocheleau	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Jean-François Sauvé	....	assistant sound effects editor
Hans Peter Strobl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benoit Touchette	....	sound coordinator

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Martin Williams	....	special effects rigger

Stunts
Sonny Hill	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	additional electrician
Dany Racine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Editorial Department
Louis-Martin Paradis	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Nadia Fortin	....	assistant production accountant
Francine Lebrun	....	production coordinator
Benjamin Sales	....	production assistant
Louise Theriault	....	script supervisor

Thanks
François Girard	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV)
• Canadian Television Fund
• Films Cinépix
• Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC)
• Super Écran
• Téléfilm Canada

Distributors

• Christal Films
• Lions Gate Films

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)

Also Known As:

February 15, 1839 (International: English title)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English | Latin

Color:

Color

Company:

Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV)

Powerful

This historical movie has the depth necessary to convey an appropriate message and reflect on the very widespread process of colonisation and assimilation. The eternal theme of liberty and freedom are omnipresent, but there also is a very human aspect to it. Since the movie is almost exclusively confined to a jail cell, it was nice to see the effects political imprisonment had on individuals. The movie clearly explains the motivation French Quebecers have to be independent and also deals with the actualisation of loyalty, friendship, love and sacrifice. The script is well written and the acting thorough. All in all, a great Quebec film.