Forest Alert

Forest Alert
Forest Alert
French	L'Erreur boréale
Directed by	Richard Desjardins; Robert Monderie
Written by	Richard Desjardins
Produced by	Éric Michel; Bernadette Payeur
Cinematography	Jacques Leduc
Edited by	Alain Belhumeur
Music by	Benoît Groulx; Jean-François Groulx
Production; companies	National Film Board of Canada; ACPAV
Release date	1999;
Running time	68 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

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

^ Maude Montembeault, "20 ans après L’erreur boréale, exploite-t-on la forêt différemment?". Ici Radio-Canada, February 13, 2019.
^ ^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.
^ John Griffin, "Red Violin makes sweet Jutra music: Wins nine awards, including best picture, best director". Montreal Gazette, March 8, 1999.

External links

Forest Alert at IMDb

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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.

[mcpherson-2] 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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