Forest Alert

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Forest Alert
FrenchL'Erreur boréale
Directed byRichard Desjardins
Robert Monderie
Written byRichard Desjardins
Produced byÉric Michel
Bernadette Payeur
CinematographyJacques Leduc
Edited byAlain Belhumeur
Music byBenoît Groulx
Jean-François Groulx
Production
companies
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Forest Alert (French: L'Erreur boréale) is a Canadian documentary film directed by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie, released in 1999.[1] The film is a portrait of the forestry industry in Quebec, centred on its reliance on the environmentally unfriendly practice of clearcutting.[2]

The film's original French title, which literally means "Northern Error" and refers to the boreal forest, is also a pun on l'aurore boréale, the French name for the aurora borealis.[2]

The film won the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 1st Jutra Awards.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Maude Montembeault, "20 ans après L’erreur boréale, exploite-t-on la forêt différemment?". Ici Radio-Canada, February 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Don McPherson, "Voice of the poet: It took a singer and film-maker to put environment back on political agenda". Montreal Gazette, April 10, 1999.
  3. ^ John Griffin, "Red Violin makes sweet Jutra music: Wins nine awards, including best picture, best director". Montreal Gazette, March 8, 1999.
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