Jusqu’au coeur (1968), dir. Lefebvre—prod. ONF*
Will Robert Charlebois lead the Canadiens to victory tonight and keep the Habs’ playoff hopes alive? Or will the 2021 season end in bitter and humiliating defeat and yet another embarrassingly early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Both scenarios are contained within Jean Pierre Lefebvre’s dystopian and highly experimental anti-war fable.
This one’s dedicated to all those “fans” who’ve already renounced this year’s team.
[Robert Charlebois; Jacques Plante; Jean Beliveau; Montreal Canadiens; les Habitants; rue St-Hubert; stickhandling; he shoots; he scores]
Watch this film here in the original French.
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*Lefebvre’s title translates as “Straight to the Heart”