Le Festin des morts

Synopsis

Version abrégée du film original paru en 1965

En 1638, dans le pays des Hurons, des missionnaires jésuites sont menacés d'une condamnation à mort. Pendant la nuit, le plus jeune d'entre eux s'interroge avec angoisse sur sa vocation et son action. Tous les épidoses ont été inspirés des Relations des Jésuites. (site ONF)

The story of the Jesuit martyrs who lived with their Huron converts in the region near what is now Midland, Ontario. The film is of wide interest since it reconstructs a period of Canadian history, especially of Indian life, at the very beginning of European settlement. The Indian village and the Jesuits' buildings are exact models from archeologists' reconstructions. The story is based on the Jesuit Relations, the actual journals of mission life that still make for thrilling reading. (site ONF)