Director, George Kaczender ; producer, John Kemeny ; screenplay, Timothy Findley ; photography, Paul Leach ; sound, Joseph Champagne ; editing, Michael McKennirey ; sound editing, John Knight, Bernard Bordeleau, Donald Douglas ; music, David Hassinger, null The Collectors, François Dompierre, Lilianne Dompierre.

Cast, Sharon Acker, Peter Desbarats, Arthur Hill, Ian Ireland, John Kastner, Charmion King, Andrée Lachapelle, Michèle Magny, Monique Mercure, Jonathan Michaelson.

Recorded 1968.

The film reflects the dilemma of an urban family whose private world is no longer proof against strains from outside. The head of the family, a Montréal businessman tormented by a sense of failure, seeks a new self-image in an out-of-town affair. His college son is drawn to student causes and a night-club singer. The youngest boy, confused and insecure, wants to run away from it all; and the mother, caught in the middle, no longer feels adequate as everyone's guide and protector. It is a familiar theme portrayed in moving, human terms.

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Trophy for Best Foreign Feature Film, 1971

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).