The Followers

Blais, Gilles, (film director.). Dufaux, Georges, (film producer.). Bobet, Jacques, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Filmed mainly at the Montréal community of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, this film revolves around three young Quebecers, Michel, Robert and Johane, from their first days in the temple to their initiation six months later. The film examines the family life of Krishna members, the active proselytizing in the streets, the temple rituals, and the role of women and their reliance on men for spiritual guidance. This film affords a close look at one of the controversial new religious organizations to have emerged from the sixties in the United States.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (78 min., 58 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2013.
Copyright: ©1981

Content descriptions

General Note:	Original production:.Original production in French.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Gilles Blais ; producer, Georges Dufaux ; executive producer, Jacques Bobet ; camera, André-Luc Dupont, Roger Rochat, Michel Thomas-d'Hoste, Séraphin Bouchard, Jean Lépine, Serge Lafortune ; sound, Jean-Guy Normandin, Hughes Mignault, Jacques Drouin, Raymond Marcoux, Michel Charron ; editing, Yves Leduc, Nicole Chicoine ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1981.
Target Audience Note:	14-16.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-07-01).