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Le Grand Yaka : suivi de FerronAntonioni : La nuitLa notte / Ferron/Antonioni : La nuit/La notte

Isolation, death, rebirth: the rites of passage experienced by the main characters in La nuit (Ferron), La notte (Antonioni) and Le Grand Yaka take place in the course of the night, which prompts the search for their own identity. "Tell me about your nights, and I will tell you who you are" could be the motto of Francois, Lidia, Giovanni and Lepetit. Whether in the realm of dreams or reality, these three stories depict a universe devoid of humanity, where lost souls try to surmount crises and seek truth in their nightly adventures. Gradually, the night---a world of infinite possibilities---will allow them to relive their past and illuminate their future. But is there still hope for them? The anguish, the inability to communicate and urban solitude are at the core of these tales of borderline insanity which all end with the dawn of a new day.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.99596
Date January 2006
CreatorsRyneczko, Christophe.
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageFrench
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageMaster of Arts (Département de langue et littérature françaises.)
Rights© Christophe Ryneczko, 2006
Relationalephsysno: 002594535, proquestno: AAIMR32554, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.

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