Marina Orsini and Roy Dupuis were outraged

Marina Orsini and Roy Dupuis share the same grudge: withdrawing an episode Daughters of Caleb “Makes No Sense” by Netflix. “Honestly, I think it’s ridiculous, I don’t agree,” explained the narrator of the legendary Emilie Bordeleau.

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We find only 19 out of 20 episodes of the series Daughters of Caleb On Netflix. The series, which originally aired nearly 40 years ago, was cut from its second episode by the streaming service. Because Ovila appeared in the Pronovost Christmas show with her face in black to play the wise man.

For Emily and Ovila’s narrators, wanting to erase history in this way is a mistake on many levels.

“I was very surprised,” Marina explained to Orsini Log. I think we draw the line. I think they can put it all in context, without denying the times, the beliefs, the ways of doing things, the lack of discretion. After all, it’s been 32 years, and we’re talking about a story about our history at the end of the 19th century. »

The 55-year-old actress sees the scene very favorably as the youngsters represented the three kings in their ethnic differences, a time when performances were not numerous. She opined that a cautionary note could have been placed at the beginning of the episode to warn more sensitive people.

It was done by ICI TOU.TV, which also broadcasts Daughters of Caleb On line. “The program is presented as it was originally created and may have different social and cultural representations today,” it said.

“When it’s time to be angry and uplifting, I’m all for it,” added the actress. But there, I found that it wants bibites. »

Stories that evolve

“Series Daughters of Caleb A great story, this is Arlette’s novel [Cousture] And an important story of our Quebec society,” explained Roy Dupuis. It presents a unique portrait, a beautiful portrait of our history; and this period is part of it. And it’s stories like these that have allowed us to evolve as a society. It explains who we are and how we can be. Let’s go ahead.”

The 59-year-old actor believes in doing justice to our history. He also sees this censorship by Netflix as a lack of respect for the actors’ work.

Same story with the author Daughters of CalebArlette Couture said she was shocked, dismayed and powerless in the face of the situation.

“If we cannot reflect an era, we are not good writers,” said the 75-year-old author, who published the saga in 1986. I reflected the era! We don’t change, we don’t touch history! It is a lack of judgment. I can’t believe it! “, she denied.