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[Gresto]

It should be noted that two of Sutherland's wives were accomplished actors in their own right. Shirley Douglas was a superlative actress, and Francine Racette played the mother in Louis Malle's all-time masterpiece Au Revoir Les Enfants. Racette also appeared with Sutherland in the mediocre 1977 Canadian thriller The Disappearance.

[EnvisionSaintJohn]

Originally Posted by Gresto

It should be noted that two of Sutherland's wives were accomplished actors in their own right. Shirley Douglas was a superlative actress, and Francine Racette played the mother in Louis Malle's all-time masterpiece Au Revoir Les Enfants. Racette also appeared with Sutherland in the mediocre 1977 Canadian thriller The Disappearance.

Au Revoir Les Enfants is an amazing film.


Made me look up Keifer to see if that was his mom, and I forgot, his mom Shirley Douglas was the daughter of Tommy Douglas, former premier of Saskatchewan, founder of the NDP, and the “Greatest Canadian”

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RIP Mr. Sutherland.

'Billy, are you dumb or somethin?'

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[Gresto]

Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn

Au Revoir Les Enfants is an amazing film.

Indeed. I first saw it as a teenager in the early-'90s, when it was shown a number of times after midnight on CBC, and I was transfixed from the opening scene, when Quentin bids farewell to his mother and boards the train, a heartbreaking scene set to Schubert's achingly poignant "Moments Musicaux, No. 2". That quickly became one of my most-loved pieces of music. I included it in the slide show for my dad's funeral.

As for Sutherland himself, my fav film of his is probably Roeg's stylish, chilling riddle Don't Look Now, or Ordinary People. Murder by Decree, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Chabrol's lesser-known Blood Relatives, and Johnny Got His Gun are also worth mentioning.

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