Le Confessionnal
Characters, Plot-lines, Background, Themes |
The Seven Streams of River Ota | Lepage on Lepage | Relevant Links |
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first generation:
Paul-Emile Lamontagne (taxi-driver), Fracoise Lamontagne (wife of Paul-Emile); old and young priets; Rachel (sister of Francoise); |
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second generation:
Pierre Lamontagne, Marc (the son of Paul-Emile and Rachel), Massicotte, Manom, Mowse |
F's Miscarriage and her confession | R's Pregnancy and her confession | Suspicion of Massicott | Birth of Marc(Life);
Finishing of I Confess "Cut" |
Rachel's Suicide |
Father's Death | Search for Marc | Search for Father and the photo album | Massicott's confession in chess game | Marc's Suicide |
Showing of I Confess | Father's Confession and self-punishment | |||
Massicott's Revelation | Another pair of Father-Son (Life/Danger) |
魁北克在1952年發生的三件大事:
1. 魁北克現代化(modernity)侵入的表徵.:電視的盛行1989--
透過電視媒體新聞報導的國際事件:
1. 日本代表跨國經濟殖民的勢力: (Brian Mulroney (1939~) ,
加拿大總理,保守主義者。 Massicotte扮演日、加經貿特使 ,為經濟殖民者服務的特使
成為「偽父親」。
2. 中國天安門鎮壓屠殺事件: 為內在殖民的代表。
(Ref. 江足滿《國家與性別:當代台灣、印度、加拿大小說與魁北克電影》中外文學
[Chung-Wai Literary Monthly])
How does the filim reveal who Marc's father is?
3. Family heritage: diabetes and suicide
Are the Montaigne family doomed?
4. oppression in history and by history -- past forever present; references to the political/historical
Relationship between the past and the present: haunting, dooming, dominating, supporting