Speak White (1980)

ALL 01/01/1980 (en) 6 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1980
  • Production
    ONF | NFB
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Speak White
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Speak White is a French language poem composed by Québécois writer Michèle Lalonde in 1968. It was first recited in 1970 and was published in 1974 by Editions de l'Hexagone, Montreal. It denounced the poor situation of French-speakers in Quebec and takes the tone of a collective complaint against English-speaking Quebecers. In 1980, Speak White was made into a short motion picture by polemicists Pierre Falardeau and Julien Poulin, the six-minute film featured actress Marie Eykel reading Lalonde's poem. It was released by the National Film Board of Canada.

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  1. Marie Eykel

    Narrator

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 1 , Crews : 2

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Speak White (1980) 6 Min

ALL 01/01/1980 (en)
  • Release 01/01/1980
  • Production
    ONF | NFB
  • Original title Speak White
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Speak White is a French language poem composed by Québécois writer Michèle Lalonde in 1968. It was first recited in 1970 and was published in 1974 by Editions de l'Hexagone, Montreal. It denounced the poor situation of French-speakers in Quebec and takes the tone of a collective complaint against English-speaking Quebecers. In 1980, Speak White was made into a short motion picture by polemicists Pierre Falardeau and Julien Poulin, the six-minute film featured actress Marie Eykel reading Lalonde's poem. It was released by the National Film Board of Canada.

  1. Julien Poulin, Pierre Falardeau

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer