NFB Collection
Robes of War
20085 min 14 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Michèle Cournoyer
Production: Michèle BélangerRené ChénierMarcel Jean
Script: Michèle Cournoyer
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada with the support of ARTE France.
War has got inside a woman's very being. Inside her head the soldiers march out, trampling down everything in their path. Like a grieving Madonna, she weeps for son and brother. From her pain and the blood of men killed in battle, an army of women springs up, a powerful column inspired by faith and rebellion. The thirst for justice becomes a thirst for revenge. The woman's body is a weapon, her robes her armour. She who once gave life will deal out death. A film without words.
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Subject categories
- Women > Discrimination, Stereotyping and Equal RightsReligion and SpiritualityViolence Against Women
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Women
- History and Citizenship Education > Civil Rights and Freedoms
- Social Studies > Contemporary Issues
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism
Credits
- script
- Michèle Cournoyer
- animation
- Michèle Cournoyer
- direction
- Michèle Cournoyer
- editing
- Michel Giroux
- consultant
- Fernand Bélanger
- Pierre Hébert
- Donald McWilliams
- animation assistant
- Diane Dauphinais
- original music
- Walter Boudreau
- organ
- Jean-Willy Kunz
- music editing
- Alain Thibault
- sound recording
- Marcel Delambre
- Martin Léveillée
- sound recording - assistant
- Mario Lemieux
- digital imaging specialist
- Susan Gourley
- Pierre Plouffe
- animation camera
- Pierre Landry
- Nicolas Brault
- online editing
- Denis Gathelier
- titles
- Gaspard Gaudreau
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- marketing manager
- Christine Noël
- administrator
- Diane Régimbald
- administrative team
- Diane Ayotte
- Michèle Labelle
- technical coordinator
- Julie Laperrière
- line production
- Francine Langdeau
- executive producer
- Michèle Bélanger
- René Chénier
- producer
- Marcel Jean
- Michèle Bélanger
- René Chénier
Awards
- Jutra Prize for Best AnimationGala Québec Cinéma