The House of Light (French: La Chambre blanche, lit. "The White Room") is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1969.[1] The film stars Marcel Sabourin and Michèle Magny as a husband and wife who are interacting entirely in their bedroom, engaging in conversations about their relationship while the scenery outside their bedroom window provides the only major visual change in setting.[2]

The House of Light
FrenchLa Chambre blanche
Directed byJean Pierre Lefebvre
Written byJean-Pierre Lefebvre
Produced byMarguerite Duparc
StarringMarcel Sabourin
Michèle Magny
CinematographyThomas Vámos
Edited byMarguerite Duparc
Music byWalter Boudreau
Production
company
Cinak
Distributed byFaroun Films
Release date
  • July 31, 1969 (1969-07-31)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered in July 1969. It was subsequently screened in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

The film was included in Jean Pierre Lefebvre: Vidéaste, a retrospective program of Lefebvre's films at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 102.
  2. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Chambre blanche, La – Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre". Films du Québec, January 3, 2009.
  3. ^ Todd McCarthy, "1970: The Cannes Film Fesitval [sic] (part four)". IndieWire, July 5, 2010.
  4. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Lefebvre homage captures Montreal master’s vision". Variety, September 3, 2001.
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