PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA
Documentary of 53 min. 30 sec., 35 mm, Dobly surround, 1994

“An affectionate but uncompromising look at a person who is both loveable and bewildering, at his unusual creative process and at the region to which he is deeply attached…”
“… Adept at magical transformations, Soucy is also a magician with words. He has been compared to Prévert, Queneau, Sol. He is surely related because of his stunning use of contradiction, unexpected conjunction of images, plays on words, puns… I really enjoyed the music by Robert M. Lepage, somewhere between Nino Rota and Kurt Weil, circus music, street music, conjuring up images but never redundant.”

Francine Laurendeau, LE DEVOIR (Montreal)

“The film draws a lively and affectionate portrait of this artist from Saguenay-Lac-St.-Jean, a resident of la Baie-des-Ha! Ha! who seamlessly blends contemporary art, political and ecological concerns and the venerable tradition of tinkering. Watching him, one takes pleasure in thinking that therein lies the future of art, in this flight from the humdrum, without pretenses.”

Eric Fourlanty, VOIR (Montreal)

“…Carrière deals with the highly current theme of regional survival. Jean-Jules Soucy loves his corner of the country, its people, its countryside. The film depicts this deep attachment and shows that intense artistic activity exists outside of the big cities.”

Normand Provencher, LE SOLEIL (Quebec)

“It is rare that a documentary on a contemporary artist is so enjoyable to watch and listen …. And the music by Robert M. Lepage, a music of fanfare, country and folklore, twisted in the same way that Soucy twists everyday objects.”

Jocelyne Lepage, LA PRESSE (Montreal)