Quebec/Australia d/ Bruce Beresford
Fine film set in the 1600's about a French Jesuit setting off into the interior of Canada to re-establish a mission whose purpose is to show the natives just how stupid they were and how the French imaginary friend is so much better.
Gorgeous scenery, fine performances (Lothaire Bluteau, Tantoo Cardinale) and an intelligent script helped nicely to disguise the fact that this bozo was determined to ruin the cultural practices and heritage of a people who had been living successfully in Quebec for millennia.
First class film about a form of behavior I despise.
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