thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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 Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject: Quebec film hits socialiste nerve |
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MONTREAL - A new disaster movie is playing in Quebec theatres, but this one features no tidal waves or nuclear Armageddon. The nightmare scenario in L'illusion tranquille involves an ageing society living beyond its means, unable to shake the grip of meddlesome government and powerful trade unions. The place is Quebec, and the year is 2007.
The low-budget documentary, made by two novice filmmakers and financed from their own savings, is fuelling debate on a topic considered taboo until recently. Has the so-called "Quebec model" for development, with its emphasis on government intervention in the economy and sweeping social programs, run its course?
"What I concluded is very simple," the film's director, Joanne Marcotte, says through the voice of a narrator as the film opens. |
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/artslife/news/artslife/weekendpost/story.html?id=eb2120a5-2513-40e8-b236-77bf958fe685&k=99482&p=1 |
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