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Reason Over Passion (French: La raison avant la passion) is a Canadian experimental film, directed by Joyce Wieland and released in 1969.
Reason Over Passion: Directed by Joyce Wieland. With Joyce Wieland, Pierre Trudeau. Reason over Passion is one of Joyce Wieland's most renowned experimental films - a cross-country travelogue, political satire, modernist experiment - which embodies many of the themes recurrent in her rich, diverse and extensive oeuvre.
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- 1969-06-28
- Joyce Wieland
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Reason over Passion is one of Joyce Wieland’s most renowned experimental films – a cross-country travelogue, political satire, modernist experiment – which embodies many of the themes recurrent in her rich, diverse and extensive oeuvre. Also Known As (AKA): La raison avant la passion. IMDB. File Name : Reason Over Passion 1969.avi.
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.
- Joyce Wieland
Sep 10, 2012 · Time Out says. Not quite a structural film, Reason Over Passion nevertheless aggressively incorporates its own sense of space (the film almost literally traverses the vast expanse of Canada) and ...
Pierre Trudeau Cast, Screenplay. Critics reviews. One of Joyce Wieland’s most renowned experimental films– a cross-country travelogue, political satire, modernist experiment— which embodies many of the themes recurrent in her rich, diverse and extensive oeuvre.
Telly addict Andrew Collins casts his critical eye over New Worlds (above), Klondike, The Trip to Italy, Endeavour and Monkey Planet
