Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the 70's Generation

Sep 23 1999 N/A 1h 16m
Documentary, History

Canadian director Catherine Annau's debut work is a documentary about the legacy of Pierre Trudeau, the long-running Prime Minister of Canada, who governed during the 1970s. The film focuses particularly on Trudeau's goal of creating a thoroughly bilingual nation. Annau interviews eight people in their mid-30s on both sides of the linguistic divide. One tells of her life growing up in a community of hard-core Quebec separatists, while another, a yuppie from Toronto, recalls believing as a child that people in Montreal got drunk and had sex all day long. Annau has all of the interviewees discuss how Trudeau's policies affected their lives and their perceptions of the other side, in this issue that strikes to the heart of Canada's national identity.

Plot

Several Canadians discuss how Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau affected them in the 1970's, in particular, his efforts to create a bilingual Canada.

Written by

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Directed by

Catherine Annau

Cast

Evan Adams, John Duffy, Doug Garson

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination

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123
Average Rating
6 out of 10
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