Guidelines
7.3
In scenes set behind closed doors that play out in real time, a fixed frame on adolescents being addressed by authority figures reveals the complexities of their daily lives. Conversely, seasonal outdoor activities like bridge diving, paintball and snowmobiling test unspoken boundaries of safety and beliefs of invincibility. Caissy masterfully allows silence to permeate scenes so that singular actions have great resonance. Almost half a century after Frederick Wiseman’s High School, Guidelines provides a fresh perspective on modern adolescents. The hairstyles have changed, but the rebelliousness remains.
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Jean-François Caissy Director
United States release September 27, 2014 · Produced in Canada · Original title La marche à suivre
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original title
La marche à suivre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · February 11, 2014
Theatrical
Canada · April 28, 2014
Theatrical
United States · September 27, 2014
Camden International Film Festival
Austria
November 3, 2014 · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 4, 2014 · Festival du Film Francophone de Namur
Croatia
February 28, 2015 · Zagreb Dox Film Festival
France
June 28, 2014 · Festival International du Film de La Rochelle
Lithuania
October 2, 2014 · Kaunas International Film Festival
Portugal
April 27, 2014 · IndieLisboa
Slovenia
November 14, 2014 · Ljubljana International Film Festival
Switzerland
November 7, 2014 · Geneva Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 10, 2014 · London Film Festival
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