Canada Claude Jutra
This film from 1971 is widely considered the finest film ever made in Canada. I have to agree.
It starts as an amusing, episodic portrait of life in a Quebec asbestos mining town in the 1940's. We follow the misadventures of a family who own and operate the town's general store. Much of this is played for laughs but there are undercurrents brewing below the surface comedy. Two of the children are strays, taken in as workers and foster children. Their past problems are only hinted at.
About an hour in the story takes a subtle but major turn and from there to the end the film builds more and more emotional impact. The resolution is stunning.
A great film with an outstanding performance by young Jacques Gagnon. How is it possible that this film is so little known?
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