Vertige (1969 film)

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Vertige
Directed by Jean Beaudin
Produced byGilles Boivin
Clément Perron
Cinematography Jean-Claude Labrecque
Edited byÉric de Bayser
Music by Serge Garant
Production
company
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
44 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Vertige is a Canadian film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 1969. [1] An examination of youth culture in the era, [2] the film uses psychedelic techniques to depict young people hedonistically seeking escape in sexual activity and drug use.

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Film Over 30 Minutes at the 21st Canadian Film Awards in 1969, and Serge Garant received a special award for the film's score. [3]

References

  1. "Film news". Ottawa Journal , August 8, 1970.
  2. Léo Bonneville, «Il faut abolir la notion de héros». Séquences , Vol. 89 (1977). pp. 4–12.
  3. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1. pp. 85-87.