The film consists primarily of degraded footage of landscapes shot from vehicles moving across the country; meanwhile, 537 computer-generated permutations of the film’s title appear like subtitles—the letters are scrambled over and over again, undermining the meaning of Pierre Trudeau's infamous motto.
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Joyce Wieland Director
Budget $7K · First release January 2, 1969 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$7,000
Production
Canada
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Original title
La raison avant la passion
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · January 2, 1969
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 11, 2016 · Berlin International Film Festival
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