Black Robe

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Sandrine Holt, Lothaire Bluteau, and August Schellenberg in Black Robe (1991)

In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.

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Canada, au XVIIᵉ siècle. Un missionnaire jésuite, surnommé Black Robe, et son petit groupe de compagnons tente d'atteindre la tribu des Hurons tout en faisant face aux guerres iroquoises et ... Tout lireCanada, au XVIIᵉ siècle. Un missionnaire jésuite, surnommé Black Robe, et son petit groupe de compagnons tente d'atteindre la tribu des Hurons tout en faisant face aux guerres iroquoises et aux rudes conditions hivernales.Canada, au XVIIᵉ siècle. Un missionnaire jésuite, surnommé Black Robe, et son petit groupe de compagnons tente d'atteindre la tribu des Hurons tout en faisant face aux guerres iroquoises et aux rudes conditions hivernales.

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Récompenses
- 10 victoires et 13 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The ferocity of the torture scenes prompted accusations of racism from Native Americans. Prominent among the critics was Ward Churchill, who wrote an article that was heavily critical of the film. 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.

Gaffes
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.

Citations
Daniel: They have an afterworld of their own.
Father Laforgue: They have no concept of one.
Daniel: Annuka told me they believe that in the forest at night the dead can see. The souls of men hunt the souls of animals.
Father Laforgue: Is that what she told you? It is childish, Daniel.
Daniel: Is it harder to believe in than Paradise where we all sit on clouds and look at God?

Connexions
Edited into Red Fever (2024)

Bandes originales
Libera Me
Music by Georges Delerue
Performed by Christopher Taplin

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9/10

Amazing

I'm a history student of second grade of a french canadian university. So, in a history point of view, I can assure you that this movie is simply amazing. The story is about a jesuite priest who wants to bring catholic faith to the Indians of the french colony Nouvelle-France (New France, the future Quebec of Canada) in the seventeen century. In fact, there was a lot of jesuite doing that by that time. The priest and his young translator ask the Algonquins natives to guide them to the Hurons natives. That is also exactly correct! But in their quest,they had some problems with the Iroquois natives. And that is exactly right! At the end, the priest reach the Hurons. The chief of the tribe tells that if they accept the god of the priest, they will become weak and their ennemies will kill them. And that's what's gonna happen! In fact, the Hurons were the first Indians of New France to accept catholic religion. I saw the movie with the french dubbing. The Indians of that time didn't knew how to prononce R. So, in the movie, they say : obe noie, instead of Robe Noire (Black Robe). I don't know if they said black obe in the English version. In one scence, the priest tells the Indian sorcerer that he is reading a breviaire (book of prayers). And the sorcerer said: beviaire, witout the R. The way the natives are dressed and wears their hairs is also very exact in an historical view. This is not only a great movie, but an amazing reconstitution. Natives actors are great, with August Schlleberg, the always good Tantoo Cardinal and the charming young Sandrine Holt. Lothaire Blutheau is one of the best french canadian actor (see him in Jesus of Montreal). This is absolutely a superb piece of work ! And some kind of perfect history book.