Black Robe

Black Robe

From the Canadian Film Encyclopedia: "Black Robe is a bleak but majestic film about the diverse cultures of the French settlers and the Algonquin people, and the clashes between them....The hostile wilderness of 17th-century New France is the setting for the story of Father Laforgue (Bluteau), a young, idealistic Jesuit whose ambitious mission is to save the souls of the 'savages' of New France. Upon his arrival from France, Laforgue embarks on a perilous journey by canoe, from Champlain’s fort upriver to a desolate Jesuit outpost where it is hoped he will 'reap a harvest of souls.' He travels through the magnificent, nearly overwhelming landscape of the Canadian North with a group of Algonquin Indians as his guides."

Beresford, Bruce (director)

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1991 September

English, Latin, Cree, Mohawk, Algonquin

Film

17th century; North America

No

Film

From the Canadian Film Encyclopedia: "Black Robe is a bleak but majestic film about the diverse cultures of the French settlers and the Algonquin people, and the clashes between them....The hostile wilderness of 17th-century New France is the setting for the story of Father Laforgue (Bluteau), a young, idealistic Jesuit whose ambitious mission is to save the souls of the 'savages' of New France. Upon his arrival from France, Laforgue embarks on a perilous journey by canoe, from Champlain’s fort upriver to a desolate Jesuit outpost where it is hoped he will 'reap a harvest of souls.' He travels through the magnificent, nearly overwhelming landscape of the Canadian North with a group of Algonquin Indians as his guides."

September 1991

Samuel Goldwyn Company

Trailers, reviews, and various clips of Black Robe are available to watch on YouTube.

Historical Drama

1:41:00

1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in