Le royaume est commencé (The Kingdom Has Come)

Drama, video, colour, 52 mins., 1980, Québec, Canada, OFV with English subtitles

Léopold is a passionate roller derby skater whose great hope is to make it onto the professional circuit. Between training and preparing for his wedding, he must deal with his future wife, Elizabeth, who begs him to abandon this dangerous sport. But Léopold insists. The marriage goes ahead. Years pass. Léopold paints cars by day and trains for skating at night. Then, the national roller derby league goes bankrupt, leaving Léopold to his ordinary life.

Featuring : Léopold et Élisabeth Belisle

Crew : Jean-Marie Boissonneault, Marcel Chouinard, Gabrielle Delisle, Léopold Delisle, Yvon Forest, Robert Gauthier, Paul Gazié, Opalma Lachambre, Gilbert Lachapelle Elizabeth Ménard, Georges Ménard, Ida Ménard, Antonio Vidosa, Jean-Pierre St-Louis

Written by : Robert Morin
Director : Lorraine Dufour, Robert Morin

Production : Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Distributor : Vidéographe

Festivals and Events

2008 - L'Hybride – salle de diffusion alternative (Lille, France)
1985 - Musée des beaux-arts du Canada (Ottawa, Canada)
1982 - Art et féminisme (Montréal, Canada)
1980 - Festival de films et vidéos de femmes (Québec, Canada)
1980 - Maison du Québec (Paris, France)
1980 - Média (Canada)