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Release Date:
4 October 1991 (USA)
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Plot:
In the 17th century a Jesuit priest and a young companion are escorted through the wilderness of Quebec...
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Awards:
10 wins
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13 nominations
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(6 articles)
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Courage of a different sort
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lothaire Bluteau | ... | Father Laforgue |
 | Aden Young | ... | Daniel |
 | Sandrine Holt | ... | Annuka |
| August Schellenberg | ... | Chomina |
| Tantoo Cardinal | ... | Chomina's Wife |
| Billy Two Rivers | ... | Ougebmat |
| Lawrence Bayne | ... | Neehatin |
| Harrison Liu | ... | Awondoie |
| Wesley Cote | ... | Oujita |
| Frank Wilson | ... | Father Jerome |
| François Tassé | ... | Father Bourque |
| Jean Brousseau | ... | Champlain |
| Yvan Labelle | ... | Mestigoit |
 | Raoul Trujillo | ... | Kiotseaton |
| James Bobbish | ... | Ondesson |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Robe noire (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
101 min | Germany:97 min
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
UK:15 |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
South Korea:15 |
Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) |
Australia:M |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:16
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The ferocity of the torture scenes prompted accusations of racism from Native Americans. However, Brian Moore, who had done extensive research on the subject, had actually toned down the documented violence for both his book and his screenplay.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: In one of the flashbacks to France, Father Laforgue's mother says she is praying to St. Joan. However, Joan of Arc was not canonized until 1920.
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Quotes:
Chomina:
Tell me, Blackrobe, what does your dream say now?
Father Laforgue: I am too weary for dreams.
Chomina: You must. If you do not, how do you see the way ahead?
Father Laforgue: Put my trust in God. He will guide me all the way to paradise.
Chomina: But you have not seen this paradise. No man should welcome death. This world is a cruel place, but it is the sunlight. I am sorry I leave now.
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Father Laforgue: I am too weary for dreams.
Chomina: You must. If you do not, how do you see the way ahead?
Father Laforgue: Put my trust in God. He will guide me all the way to paradise.
Chomina: But you have not seen this paradise. No man should welcome death. This world is a cruel place, but it is the sunlight. I am sorry I leave now.
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Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV)
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As a retired Christian minister, I have perhaps a different view of the movie than some of the other reviewers.
I felt that Laforgue,the Jesuit Priest, showed amazing courage to undertake his mission under the most difficult of circumstances.
Director Bruce Beresford has addressed the issues of clashing cultures in several of his other films: Driving Miss Daisy, Mr. Johnson for example. And he presents the complexities of culture anew in this film.
I was struck by the absolute beauty of Québec and the film's cinematography.
Back to Laforgue for a moment: here is a protagonist that accomplishes his mission with wisdom, intellegence, prayer, dependence upon his faith, lack of violence, and persverance.