Il a gagné ses épaulettes (He Has Earned his Wings)

Drama, video, colour, 35 mins., 1981, Québec, Canada, OFV with English subtitles

Richard Vermette, has been sitting at the top of a pole for a month, reflecting on life and death. Elzéar Duquette travelled around the world dragging his coffin with him. A man manages to send an arc of urine over a bus. Another manages to crunch through and swallow his beer glass in reaction to an insult. Il a gagné ses épaulettes is a road movie through a world of exhibitionists normally overlooked by the mainstream media.

Director : Lorraine Dufour, Robert Morin

Production : Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Distributor : Vidéographe

Festivals and Events

2008 - L'Hybride – salle de diffusion alternative (Lille, France)