The Last of the Franco-Ontarians

The Last of the Franco-Ontarians (1996)

In his native village of Fauquier, in northern Ontario, the poet Pierre Albert is organizing an ultimate gala to celebrate the impending death of the last of the Franco-Ontarians. What final testimony will the prominent artist he has invited pronounce? Will his father, Antoine, and the rest of the community rally behind this strange undertaking? As so many Franco-Ontarians, Antoine Albert has had to struggle hard just to raise his family and Pierre's concerns are quite alien to him. In fact, like so many others, he has never chosen to define himself as a Franco-Ontarian. Be that as it may, the Spectre, a playful character, true incarnation of the franco-ontarian collective consciousness, has decided to help the poet in his own inimitable fashion. The Last of the Franco-Ontarian is a passionate and unprecedented homage to a people and its culture. In French with English subtitles. (NFB)

Director: Jean Marc Larivière

Casts

	Marcel Aymar as la spectre
	Julie West as la danseuse
	Rock Castonguay as le dernier clown
	Paulette Gagnon as la femme du dernier
	Patrice Desbiens as le poète fou de zen
	Robert Marinier as l'homme-diapo
	Robert Dickson as l'exécuteur testamentaire
	Pierre Albert as
	Antoine Albert as
	Rhéa Albert as
	Stéphanie Albert as
	Karine Albert as
	Pierre Pelletier as
	François Paré as
	Les Riders du Nord as

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