Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation

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Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation
Directed byCatherine Annau
Produced byGerry Flahive
Yves Bisaillon
CinematographyRonald Plante
Edited byCraig Webster
Music byRick Tait
Production
company
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation (French title: Frenchkiss : La génération du rêve Trudeau) is a Canadian documentary film by Catherine Annau, produced in 1999 by the National Film Board of Canada.

The documentary follows eight

bilingual and bicultural nation whereby people would have the ability to speak both French and English in all parts of Canada. These eight people consisted of a mix of Anglo and Franco, separatist and federalist, idealist and realist. People who had different ambitions and dreams for their nation, however, shared one thing in common: They are the Trudeau Generation. Director Catherine Annau and her cinematographer Ronald Plante takes the viewers on a cross-country journey introducing us to places we probably never knew existed. From the ice slopes of Iqaluit to the cosmopolitan Calgary we get a chance to witness the impact Trudeau's bilingual revolution had on this generation through the eyes of the eight individuals.[1][2]

Though his policies were deemed unordinary and sometimes incomprehensible,

Montrealers "were all sitting around having absinthe and fantastic sex all day and you're stuck here in Toronto." In support of Trudeau's vision, these testimonials were presented both in English and French proving that while his notion of a bilingual country may not have manifested itself, it still sits well for some Canadians. [1] [2]

The name of the movie comes from "just watch me", a phrase made famous by Trudeau in October 1970 when he spoke of his determination to restore civil order in Quebec during the October Crisis.[1][2] Trudeau, who in the previous years had become known as a strong proponent of civil liberties, addressed the need for immediate and drastic action to bring back order in Quebec. When a CBC reporter Tim Ralfe questioned him on his strategy to maintain order, he replied with the famous phrase, "Well, just watch me."

Actor

Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Leonard Cohen, Robert Charlebois and Beau Dommage.[3]

Awards for the film include

Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Peters, Joanne (6 October 2000). "Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation". Canadian Materials. VII (3). Manitoba Library Association.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780415142816
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  3. ^ Kelly, Brendan (1999-10-11). "Review: 'Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  4. ^ "Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

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