| Vertige | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Beaudin |
| Produced by | Gilles Boivin Clément Perron |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Labrecque |
| Edited by | Éric de Bayser |
| Music by | Serge Garant |
Production company | |
Release date | 1969 |
Running time | 44 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Vertige is a Canadian film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 1969.[1] An examination of youth culture in the era,[2] the film uses psychedelic techniques to depict young people hedonistically seeking escape in sexual activity and drug use.[3]
The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Film Over 30 Minutes at the 21st Canadian Film Awards in 1969, and Serge Garant received a special award for the film's score.[4]
In 2012, experimental filmmaker Marc Campbell released a recut of Vertige, replacing Garant's original soundtrack with a radically slowed down version of The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus".[3]
