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An ocean separates them, the Atlantic. A granddaughter sets out to trace her grandfather's footsteps. She saw him often, but they never really met. At 91, Réal Arsenault has a life worth telling. A painter who left his mark on the history of contemporary art in Quebec, he was also very active in politics, working alongside supporters of a free and independent Quebec. This film will pay tribute to his life and his art, but it will also question what we leave behind on Earth, the legacy we pass on to our children and grandchildren, and the importance of communication within a family.
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00:04I have to know where we come to know who we are.
00:07I read these words in the first phrase of the book that I read my grandfather at my arrival.
00:12They certainly summarize the quest that I want to make through this film.
00:16Renouer with my origin québécoise,
00:18meet this grandfather that I don't know finally.
00:21An ocean has always separated.
00:23The Atlantic.
00:25The parents are of great libraries.
00:28They have a lot of things to learn.
00:30I'm going to spend several months with Réal,
00:32live at the rhythm of his daily life
00:34and discover who he is.
00:39My grandfather puts the color in his life,
00:41in his paintings,
00:42but also in his surroundings.
00:44He's far away from being isolated,
00:45he's always been well surrounded.
00:47His neighbors veillent on him,
00:48a friend brings him fresh fish.
00:52He spends his life trying to find himself.
00:56And it's always in creating,
00:58by creativity,
01:00that we are able to define himself,
01:02whether in music,
01:04literature,
01:06professor,
01:07whatever your profession.
01:10When we don't have tools,
01:11we can use the door.
01:15He's alone doing nothing.
01:17He's almost a vain person.
01:20He looks too much more than ever living life,
01:22Hay University
01:24His name is the emojis.
01:26Jiarian,
01:28I love him.
01:30He has loved him.
01:35It's our turn to let you go, love you.

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