Black Robe Essay

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"Black Robe" is a 1991 movie starring Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young and Sandrine Holt. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and adapted from Brian Moore's 1985 novel of the same name. The film was named "Best Canadian Film" at the 12th Annual Genie Awards, with August Schellenberg also taking home the "Best Supporting Actor" trophy. Sponsored Link Center Movie"Sinister" Movie - Now Playing Find Tickets & Showtimes Near You!www.haveyouseenhim.com Father LaForgue Jesuit Missionaries arrive in a small French settlement in Canada. They attempt to convert the local Algonquin Indians to Christianity but are met with resistance. A young Jesuit priest, Father LaForgue, is sent on a mission to a distant Huron village. His aides on this mission are his assistant Daniel and a small group of Algonquins. During the mission, Daniel falls in love with a young female Algonquin called Annuka, much to LaForgue's dismay. The Montagnais On their travels, the group comes across a tribe of Montagnais Indians. Having never met white people before, the tribe is suspicious of LaForgue and his influence over the Algonquins. The tribe's shaman declares LaForgue to be a devil and tells the Algonquins to abandon him. They do so, but Daniel is so committed to Annuka that he abandons LaForgue to stay with her. A Montagnais tribesman shoots at him, making the Algonquin realize that they were wrong to abandon LaForgue. They team up with Daniel to set about rediscovering him. The Escape The Algonquins and Daniel find LaForgue, but are soon ambushed by a party of Iroquois. One of them is killed instantly, while the rest are kidnapped and tortured. Annuka seduces an Iroquois to help them escape, but during their escape her father is mortally wounded. Her father refuses LaForgue's offer to be baptized before his death, and they leave him to die in the snow. Before dying, her father has a
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