Movie: Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

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Albert Belzile
Albert Belzile

Bertholet Charron
Bertholet Charron

Mance Émond
Mance Émond

Carl Helmy
Carl Helmy

Freddy Helmy
Freddy Helmy

Guy Nadon
Guy Nadon

Clarence Poirier
Clarence Poirier

Clarence Poirier
Clarence Poirier

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    Le Grand Jack

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    Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.

  • Release Date

    1987-03-01

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    A look at the life and work of Jack Kerouac.

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