A Force De Reves


1h 23m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Cantankerous, passionate, funny, erotic and wise, five people between the ages of 74 and 92 give singing lessons, paint, play in a swing band, build model airplanes to fly at races, collect antique furniture and run a sanctuary for animals hurt in the wild. The documentary gathers together moments f

Film Details

Also Known As
Driven by Dreams, Force De Reves
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
National Film Board Of Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m

Synopsis

Cantankerous, passionate, funny, erotic and wise, five people between the ages of 74 and 92 give singing lessons, paint, play in a swing band, build model airplanes to fly at races, collect antique furniture and run a sanctuary for animals hurt in the wild. The documentary gathers together moments from these separate lives and weaves them into a mosaic that celebrates pleasure in human life at all its stages and insists on the joy of living.

Film Details

Also Known As
Driven by Dreams, Force De Reves
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
National Film Board Of Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 23m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Canadian Feature Documentary at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.

Released in United States April 2007

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Canadian Spectrum) April 19-29, 2007.

Released in United States April 2007 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Canadian Spectrum) April 19-29, 2007.)