Movie Chronicle 11: Paternal, Amanda, and The Most Precious Commodity — An Ethics of Connection

Authors

  • Jacques Quintin Département de psychiatrie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1124220ar

Keywords:

responsibility, violence, relation, meaning, courage

Language(s):

French

Abstract

I present three films, Paternel, Amanda and La plus précieuse des marchandises (The Most Precious Cargoes), which depict bonds broken by violence and repaired by establishing new ones. In each film, there is a demonstration of a relational ethic coupled with a virtue ethic of courage.

References

1. Allociné. Paternel.

2. Allociné. Amanda.

3. Allociné. La plus précieuse des marchandises.

4. Sophocle. Antigone. Paris : Les Belles Lettres; 2013.

5. Michaud P. La thérapie contextuelle de Boszormenyi-Nagy. Louvain-la-Neuve : De Boeck; 2005.

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Published

2026-03-16

How to Cite

[1]
Quintin J. Movie Chronicle 11: Paternal, Amanda, and The Most Precious Commodity — An Ethics of Connection. Can. J. Bioeth 2026;9:186-8. https://doi.org/10.7202/1124220ar.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Open Issue

Section

Art, Culture & Creative Work

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Copyright (c) 2026 Jacques Quintin

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