ID #:
123
Film Type:
DVD
Release Date:
1991
Color or BW:
Color and B&W
Description:
From Bruce Beresford, the director of DRIVING MISS DAISY, TENDER MERCIES and BREAKER MORANT comes an epic adventure of the heart and spirit that the critics are comparing to DANCES WITH WOLVES. In the rugged 17th century Canadian wilderness, Father Laforgue (LOTHAIRE BLUETEAU) a young, idealistic Jesuit priest, is assigned to go up river into the wilderness on a perilous journey to convert the Huron Indians. His Algonquin Indian guides nickname him "Black robe." His young side and translator, Daniel (SANDRINE HOLT), the beautiful daughter of the Algonquin chief. Torn between his own desires and ideals of the priesthood, Laforgue's faith is tested as the expedition faces the elements. Attacked, captured and brutalized by hostile Indians, the traumatic experience challeges everything the young priest believes. Together with his young companions, he escapes to complete his mission and comes to understand the true spirit of the land and the spirit he sought to convert.
Keywords:
17th century, Algonquin Indian, Canadian wilderss, expedition., Father Laforgue Jesuit priest, Huron Indians