Am Fluß der Irokesen (1991)

Am Fluß der Irokesen: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg. In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.

“As a retired Christian minister, I have perhaps a different view of the movie than some of the other reviewers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI felt that Laforgue,the Jesuit Priest, showed amazing courage to undertake his mission under the most difficult of circumstances.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enDirector Bruce Beresford has addressed the issues of clashing cultures in several of his other films: Driving Miss Daisy, Mr. Johnson for example. And he presents the complexities of culture anew in this film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI was struck by the absolute beauty of Québec and the filmu0026#39;s cinematography.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBack to Laforgue for a moment: here is a protagonist that accomplishes his mission with wisdom, intellegence, prayer, dependence upon his faith, lack of violence, and persverance.”