Trouble-Maker (French: Trouble fête) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Pierre Patry and released in 1964.[1]

The film stars Lucien Hamelin as Lucien, a student at a religious school who begins to rebel against the strict moral order of the Roman Catholic priests.[2]

It was made over 25 days on a shoestring budget,[1] and adapted some aspects of the direct cinema style of filmmaking.[1] The film is typically analyzed by critics as an allegory for the Quiet Revolution,[2] although its criticism of the Catholic church saw Patry threatened with excommunication.[3]

The film was a Canadian Film Award finalist for Best Motion Picture in 1964.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "1964 Revisited: The Sense of a Beginning". Film in Canada, 2006.
  2. ^ a b "Les curiosités du cinéma québécois: TROUBLE-FÊTE (1964)". La Presse, June 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Film caused a stir in 1963". Sudbury Star, September 24, 2000.
  4. ^ "Porpoise Documentary Wins Top Canadian Award". The Globe and Mail, May 9, 1964.


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