Kid Sentiment

Kid Sentiment is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Jacques Godbout and released in 1968.[1] Mixing fiction with documentary in the direct cinema style and working with a cast of non-professional actors,[2] the film depicts 1960s youth culture through a narrative fiction story about four teenagers in Quebec City mixed with segments in which Godbout directly interviews the actors about their goals, values and philosophies of life.[3]

The film starred Andrée Cousineau, François Guy, Michèle Mercure and Louis Parizeau, as well as writer Jacques Languirand in a supporting role. Guy and Parizeau were real-life musicians with the Montreal rock band Les Sinners, who provided two songs for the film's soundtrack, while Cousineau and Mercure were go-go dancers Guy and Parizeau knew from the club scene;[3] Mercure was the daughter of actress Monique Mercure.

The film was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 20th Canadian Film Awards in 1968.[4] Following its Canadian theatrical premiere in 1968, the film was screened in the Director's Fortnight stream at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

The film was later released on DVD, with a 1967 episode of the Canadian television variety series Let's Go as a bonus feature.

Parizeau later left the music business and became a private investigator. In 2019, he appeared in the documentary film Head First (Tenir tête) to speak about mental health challenges after having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.[6]