Guidelines 2014

Guidelines (2014) is a Documentary film from Canada in the lookmovie catalog, running 1h 16m. Directed by Jean-François Caissy, it features Claude Leblanc. Viewers rate it 8/10 from 4 votes. In scenes set behind closed doors that play out in real time, a fixed frame on adolescents being addressed by authority figures reveals the complexities of their daily lives. Conversely, seasonal outdoor activities like bridge diving, paintball and snowmobiling test unspoken boundaries of safety and beliefs of invincibility. Caissy masterfully allows silence to permeate scenes so that singular actions have great resonance. Almost half a century after Frederick Wiseman’s High School, Guidelines provides a fresh perspective on modern adolescents. The hairstyles have changed, but the rebelliousness remains.