Articles by Brett Pardy

Brett is from Vancouver and is currently in Montreal working on his PhD, which examines how people learn empathy through watching films. His favourite film is The New World.

Brett Pardy / January 11, 2017

Unlearning toxic masculinity in the Dardennes’ La Promesse

Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s 1996 film, La Promesse (The Promise), examines how a teenage boy unlearns patriarchal values through his relationship with an undocumented Burkinabé immigrant.