Anne Hébert, 1916-2000 (2000)

9.0/10 • 50 min • Documentary

Overview

Jacques Godbout takes us into the world of Anne Hébert, a woman he considered his spiritual sister and who had only one raison d’être: literature. During the four decades of her creative process, this Quebecois poet and novelist rose to the ranks of the greatest French-language writers, with books such as Kamouraska, Les fous de Bassan and Le tombeau des rois.

Cast

Anne Hébert

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