Three Princesses for Roland (2001)

Original title

Trois princesses pour Roland

Directed by

André-Line Beauparlant

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at three generations of women in a Canadian family. It shows how the suicide of their alcoholic uncle and husband still affects his widow, daughter, and granddaughter four years later.

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What happens

Three Princesses for Roland (French: Trois princesses pour Roland) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by André-Line Beauparlant and released in 2001. Following the suicide of her alcoholic uncle Roland four years earlier, the film profiles the effect of his life and death on his widow Madeleine, daughter Nathalie and granddaughter Caroline. The film was nominated for the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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