Black Robe

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Black Robe

R

1991

1h 41m

Adventure

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Set in 1634, this film follows the travels of Father LaForgue (Lothaire Bluteau), a Jesuit priest called upon to search for a remote Canadian mission surrounded by Huron settlements. LaForgue, guided by a group of distrustful yet kind Algonquin natives, embarks on a trek across unfamiliar and treacherous terrain. The young priest's small party fends off the vicious attacks of the Iroquois tribe before finally reaching their destination. There, LaForgue finds the mission in a tragic state.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

2.5/4

Black Robe is a film of enormous interest for those who care about the early history of Europeans in North America, but for ordinary moviegoers it will be very tough going.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

10/15/2019

Black Robe is a spectacle of haunting beauty...

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

05/18/2006

4/5

Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

11/10/2005

3/5

Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

07/25/2005

3.5/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/12/2005

3/5

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Zema K

Oct 30

Black Robe is a stark, meditative drama that explores faith, colonialism, and cultural conflict in 17th-century Canada. Its realism and emotional restraint make it powerful, if not always easy to watch. Lothaire Bluteau’s performance as Father Laforgue anchors a story that’s more about spiritual endurance than heroic triumph.

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K B

03/03/2024

It's a typical 90's flick. On track with some of the other block busters. It's very slow but great scenery makes up for it.

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Alec B

02/21/2024

A fascinating exploration of a culture clash. What's great is that each of the main characters gets proven right in some way, even if it is ultimately horrifying. The movie also doesn't play with simplistic stereotypes as everyone feels totally real.

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Anthony J

10/07/2023

Excellent. Thoughtful. beautifully shot against a big landscape and you can almost feel the vastness, chill and remoteness. Grim, but very real.

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Paul G

06/17/2023

Vast and rugged, the wilderness of Quebec's Saguenay River is the true star of this somber film, which measures out the appallingly hard journey of 17th-century Catholic missionary Father Laforgue (Lothaire Bluteau) in scenes depicting great courage amid awesome natural beauty.

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Leaburn

01/17/2023

This film was very decent 👍🏼

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Set in 1634, this film follows the travels of Father LaForgue (Lothaire Bluteau), a Jesuit priest called upon to search for a remote Canadian mission surrounded by Huron settlements. LaForgue, guided by a group of distrustful yet kind Algonquin natives, embarks on a trek across unfamiliar and treacherous terrain. The young priest's small party fends off the vicious attacks of the Iroquois tribe before finally reaching their destination. There, LaForgue finds the mission in a tragic state.

Director: Bruce Beresford
Producer: Stephane Reichel, Sue Milliken, Robert Lantos
Screenwriter: Brian Moore
Production Co: Samson Productions Pty Ltd, Alliance Communications Corporation
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.2M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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