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Hubert Reeves: Star Teller
200252 min 1 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
Production: André Gladu
Script: Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
Hubert Reeves is an astrophysicist whose honours from the scientific community include the Albert Einstein award. But Reeves is known to the public as a wonderful popularizer of scientific ideas, possessed of an exceptional talent at combining science and humanism.
As a child growing up near Lac St-Louis in Quebec, Reeves was fascinated by nature and its relationship to the rest of the universe. This fascination led him to Cornell University, where he studied with some of the great scientific minds of the 20th century. A raconteur, Reeves tells stories about his remarkable professors, men like Hans Bethe, Philip Morrrison and Bob Wilson, whose research led to the atom bomb. Reeves also offers revealing anecdotes about Einstein, Niels Bohr, Oppenheimer and Teller.
With his usual enthusiasm, Reeves highlights milestones in astrophysics, showing us a view of the moon as seen by Galileo in 1609, and remarkable photos of galaxies colliding billions of light-years away. Along with stunning visuals, we listen as Reeves explains history and theory in a highly accessible way.
A committed ecologist, Reeves warns about the deterioration of our planet. In the face of explosive economic globalization, Reeves believes that the globalization of ecological movements offers hope.
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- Sciences > Astronomy and Space SciencesPortraitsResearch
- Environment and Conservation > Environmental PerspectivesSocial Action
- Foreign Countries > France
- Social Studies > Environmental Challenges
- Geography > Environmental Issues
- Science > Physical ScienceSpace
Credits
- participant
- Guy Raimbault
- André Devert
- Jacques Véry
- Frédéric Lenoir
- Norma David
- Richard Lalumière
- Christiane Hudon
- researcher
- Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
- writer
- Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
- director
- Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
- assistant director
- Doris Lapierre
- editing
- Sophie Leblond
- cinematography
- Philippe Lavalette
- location sound
- Diane Carrière
- Hubert Macé de Gastines
- sound editing
- André Chaput
- camera assistant
- Manuel Lavalette
- archival research
- Catherine Beaudoin
- stills photographer
- Philippe Lavalette
- narration
- Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
- original music
- Yves Beaupré
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- foley
- Stéphane Cadotte
- foley assistant
- Antonio Mari
- foley recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- narration recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- online editing
- Denis Pilon
- Sylvain Desbiens
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- subtitles
- Kathleen Fleming
- technical coordination
- Richard Cliche
- France Couture
- administration
- Colette Brodeur
- Johanne Dubuc
- administrative team
- Patrice Filion
- Florence François
- Dany Delpy
- Lise Fortin Roy
- Lise Lévesque
- distribution officer
- Élise Labbé
- line production
- Christian Medawar
- Christiane Germain
- producer
- André Gladu