Jack Kerouac's Road - A Franco-American Odyssey

Tenant à la fois du documentaire et de la fiction, ce film nous fait découvrir l'oeuvre et la vie de Jack Kerouac, un écrivain américain d'origine canadienne-française qui fut l'un des plus importants de sa génération. À l'aide de films d'archives, de photos, d'entrevues et d'une habile reconstitution d'époque, Le Grand Jack décortique le mythe du héros et remonte jusqu'à l'enfance d'un auteur dont l'oeuvre et la vie ont largement contribué à la révolution culturelle, sexuelle et sociale des années 1960.

From cattle rustler to ex-convict, and from novice writer to the toast of Hollywood, Will James became a legendary figure of the American West. This compelling documentary reveals the well-kept secret of his real origins, and explores the powerful attraction the West still holds for young adventurers.

On March 15, 1977, Hubert Aquin ended his life in the gardens of Villa Maria, Montréal. He had been one of Quebec's most brilliant writers. This film revolves around two episodes in Aquin's life: the first is concerned with the dramatic events leading up to the publication of his first novel; the second recalls, through interviews, the anguish of the months preceding his suicide. An unusual montage technique intercuts excerpts from a feature film in which Aquin was the lead actor with the recollections of people who knew him well. A powerful evocation of an extraordinary man by fellow writer and filmmaker Jacques Godbout.