The Black Sheep (1992 film)

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The Black Sheep
Le Mouton noir
Directed byJacques Godbout
StarringJacques Godbout
Release date
1992
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Black Sheep (French: Le Mouton noir) is a Quebec documentary produced in 1992 by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Jacques Godbout directed and starred in the film. Its style belongs to the Quebec cinéma vérité school of filmmaking.

Synopsis

It chronicles the immediate

Parti Libéral du Québec (in power, traditionally in favor of autonomy within Canada and co-initiator of the Accord with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada) formally closed the door to independence in the light of the death of Meech Lake and the departure of some Liberal nationalists to create the ADQ. The title means The Black Sheep, referring to Quebec and its difference coupled with a perceived ostracism by Canada
, notably through its rejection of the Accord that would have recognized this difference.

Protagonists

The film is focused not only on the reaction of the Quebec people as a whole but also on individuals and their experiences right in the middle of the Meech Lake aftermath. The main protagonists are five young politicians later to leave their mark on Quebec society: Michel Bissonnette,

sovereigntist and will leave the Liberal Party for the Parti Québécois; Dumont will also slam the Liberal door to later help create and finally become leader of the Action démocratique du Québec, or ADQ, and support the Yes side of the 1995 referendum
on independence).

It also features many other

Le confort et l'indifférence
, a similar analytic film about the 1980 plebiscite, and is brought into Le Mouton Noir especially for that reason.

Production

Like other documentaries of his (

Traître ou Patriote, for example), Le Mouton noir showcases Godbout's own style of putting himself into the narrative thread
by setting up scenes where he researches his subject and interacts with others, to help push the documentary forward. Godbout provides his own voice for the voice-overs of the English version.

Sequel

In 2003, a sequel was brought to theaters called Les héritiers du mouton noir. It catches up with the five young politicians the first part centred on.

See also

External links

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