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Black Robe is a 1991 historical drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, adapted by Brian Moore from his 1985 novel of the same name. Set in the 17th century, it depicts the adventures of a Jesuit missionary tasked with founding a mission in New France. To do so, he must traverse 1500 miles of harsh wilderness with the help of a group of ...
Nov 1, 1991 · Advertisement. "Black Robe" is a film of enormous interest for those who care about the early history of Europeans in North America, but for ordinary moviegoers it will be very tough going. It is a much more rigorous and despairing work than a novel like Willa Cather’s Shadows on the Rock, which tells the story of the French in Quebec with ...
The film is set in Quebec, New France, 1634. Captain Champlain (Jean Brousseau) approves a proposal by the Jesuits to travel up the St. Lawrence River and restablish contact with a Jesuit mission in the Huron nation. A young Jesuit is chosen to lead the expedition, Father Laforgue (Lothaire Bluteau). Daniel (Aden Young), a young Frenchman ...
May 19, 2024 · The movie “Black Robe” is a historical drama that takes viewers on a captivating journey into the harsh realities of colonial Canada. Released in 1991 and directed by Bruce Beresford, the film is set in the 17th century and follows the story of a Jesuit missionary named Father Laforgue, played by Lothaire Bluteau.
Black Robe. Watch Black Robe with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, or buy on Fandango at Home. Set in 1634, this film follows the travels of Father LaForgue (Lothaire ...
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Black Robe, first published in 1985, is a historical novel by Brian Moore set in New France in the 17th century. Its central theme is the collision of European and Native American cultures soon after first contact. [1] First Nations peoples historically called French Jesuit priests "Black Robes" because of their religious habit .
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Nov 6, 1991 · This is the world of “Black Robe,” an absorbing intellectual epic thoughtfully directed by Bruce Beresford from the novel by screenwriter Brian Moore. Its tale of cultures in inevitable ...
