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Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 1, 1987

Runtime

0h 55m

Genres

Drama, Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Le Grand Jack

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Herménégilde Chiasson

Description

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.