Black Robe is a 1991 film directed by Bruce Beresford. The screenplay was written by Irish-Canadian author Brian Moore, who based it on his own novel of the same name. The film's main character, Father Laforgue, is played by Lothaire Bluteau, with other cast members including Sandrine Holt, Tantoo Cardinal, August Schellenberg and Raoul Trujillo. It was the first official co-production between Canada and Australia.^[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 379 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (478 × 755 pixel, file size: 89 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. ... Bruce Beresford (born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, writer, and producer. ... Robert Lantos (born April 3, 1949, in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian film producer. ... Brian Moore (August 25, 1921 - January 11, 1999) was a novelist. ... Lothaire Bluteau (born on 14 April 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actor. ... Sandrine Holt (born November 19, 1972 in London, England), originally named Sandrine Ho is a model turned actress. ... Tantoo Cardinal Tantoo Cardinal (born July 20, 1950 in Fort McMurray, Alberta) is a Canadian film and television actor of Cree (Métis) descent. ... Georges Delerue Georges Delerue (March 12, 1925 Roubaix - 20 March 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French film composer who composed over 500 scores for cinema and television. ... Peter James - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is generally considered to be one of the five top film festivals in the world. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Cree is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 50,000 speakers across Canada, from Alberta to Labrador. ... Mohawk is a Native American language spoken by the Mohawk nation in the United States and Canada. ... Algonquin (or Algonkin) is an Algonquian language closely related to Ojibwe. ... The year 1991 in film involved many significant films. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Bruce Beresford (born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director, writer, and producer. ... Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions. ... Brian Moore (August 25, 1921 - January 11, 1999) was a novelist. ... Lothaire Bluteau (born on 14 April 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actor. ... Sandrine Holt (born November 19, 1972 in London, England), originally named Sandrine Ho is a model turned actress. ... Tantoo Cardinal Tantoo Cardinal (born July 20, 1950 in Fort McMurray, Alberta) is a Canadian film and television actor of Cree (Métis) descent. ... August Schellenberg is a Canadian actor, born in Montreal. ... Raoul Trujillo Apache Actor, dancer, former soloist with the Nikolais Dance Theatre and the original choreographer and co-director for the American Indian Dance Theatre. ...

Synopsis

The film is set in the 17th century and tells the story of a Jesuit priest and his young companion who are escorted in late fall by Algonquin Indians across what is now called Quebec, to find a distant mission in a Huron villiage. Most of their Algonquin escorts desert them, under the impression that he is a demon, and the rest of his party are captured by a party of Iroquois. They escape, and the priest eventually finds the Jesuit mission on his own. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Huron redirects here. ... Languages Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, English, French Religions Christianity, Longhouse religion The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the League of Peace and Power; the Five Nations; the Six Nations; or the People of the Long house) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans that originally consisted of...

Reception

Black Robe received praise for being a magnificently staged combination of top talents delivering a gripping and tragic story,^[1] and has been rated one of the most meticulously researched representations of Native American life ever put on film.^[2] The film won the Genie Award for Best Canadian Film. The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture. ...

References

External links

• Black Robe at the Internet Movie Database
• Black Robe entry in the Canadian Film Encyclopedia