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The Lighthouse

1997 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Foreign title: Le Phare (French)

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

A highly evocative fable of the flaws of human ambition. It starts with a stormy debate between a man and his conscience. Torn between a rational approach and his desire to go his own way, he finally sets out on a initiatory journey that will end on a desert island. To see into the distance, he builds a lighthouse that will become his ivory tower, while the sea around him becomes the repository of his fantasies of wealth, love and glory. "The Lighthouse" is a visual feast. A wealth of technical and artistic inventiveness enriches the storyline.

Characters

Man

Credits

Directing

Director
Pierre Veilleux

Producing

Producer
Yves Leduc, Pierre Hébert

Writing

Writer
Pierre Veilleux, Marie Bernard

Animation

Animator
Pierre Veilleux, Bertrand Langlois

Music

Music
Judith Gruber-Stitzer

Editing

Editor
Fernand Bélanger
Sound Editing
Fernand Bélanger

Production notes

A film without words.