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Maine Public Film Series

The Act of Beauty (L’acte de la beauté)

Jean Bédard fights to see a new, more humane world, rise.

07/31/2025 | Expires 05/06/2026 | Rating NR

Maine Public Film Series

The Act of Beauty (L’acte de la beauté)

Special | 1h 7m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

Jean Bédard fights to see a new, more humane world, rise.

Nestled at the heart of the Bic mountains, in this territory called Lower St. Lawrence, hides a community of wise people, audacious people taking root. The collective farm Sageterre is the work of Jean Bédard, writer, philosopher but most importantly, a peasant. His writing calls for action. His work on the land cultivates ideas. Jean Bédard fights to see a new, more humane world, rise.

07/31/2025 | Expires 05/06/2026 | Rating NR

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Maine Public Film Series is a local public television program presented by Maine PBS

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Maine Public Film Series

The Act of Beauty (L’acte de la beauté)

Special | 1h 7m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

Nestled at the heart of the Bic mountains, in this territory called Lower St. Lawrence, hides a community of wise people, audacious people taking root. The collective farm Sageterre is the work of Jean Bédard, writer, philosopher but most importantly, a peasant. His writing calls for action. His work on the land cultivates ideas. Jean Bédard fights to see a new, more humane world, rise.

07/31/2025 | Expires 05/06/2026 | Rating NR

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