The Last Glacier

19841 h 23 min 45 secFilm: Fiction, Feature-length fiction

G

Direction: Roger FrappierJacques Leduc

Production: Jean Dansereau

Script: Roger FrappierJacques Leduc

Schefferville, a single-industry town, is closing down because the mine that gave it birth has ceased operation. There is a general exodus. The film singles out Raoul and Carmen, for whom the demise of the town signals the irrevocable breakdown of their marriage. Professional actors mix smoothly with the local population to heighten the documentary aspect of this drama. The resulting docudrama illustrates the vulnerability of the citizens of these artificially created towns. With English sub-titles.

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Subject categories


  • Work and Labour Relations > Company ClosuresUnemployment and Job Hunting
  • Families > CouplesWork and Unemployment
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > LifestylesLiving in non-Indigenous CommunitiesQuébec and Ontario
  • Mining > Mine ClosingMining CommunitiesQuébecWork Issues
  • History and Citizenship Education > Economy and Development (1500-present)
  • Geography > Human Geography
  • Indigenous Studies > Issues and Contemporary Challenges

Credits


director
Roger Frappier
Jacques Leduc
script
Roger Frappier
Jacques Leduc
producer
Jean Dansereau
camera
Jacques Leduc
Pierre Letarte
sound
Claude Beaugrand
sound editing
Claude Beaugrand
editing
Monique Fortier
music
René Lussier
Jean Derome
cast
Renato Battisti
Martin Dumont
Robert Gravel
Louise Laprade
Michel Rivard
Marie St-Onge

Awards


  • Honorable MentionInternational Film Festival