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Why I Sing

1972 57 min
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This documentary is an intimate portrait of popular French singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault and how he helped revitalize Quebec musical culture. Vigneault shows a different side of himself as he discusses some of the themes he explores in songs like his international hit “Mon Pays.”

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Why I Sing
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This documentary is an intimate portrait of popular French singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault and how he helped revitalize Quebec musical culture. Vigneault shows a different side of himself as he discusses some of the themes he explores in songs like his international hit “Mon Pays.”

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  • director
    John Howe
  • producer
    Ian McLaren
  • camera
    Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
    Eugene Boyko
    Alain d' Hostie
    André-Luc Dupont
    Laval Fortier
    André Gagnon
    Pierre Letarte
    Magi Torruella
  • sound
    Jacques Drouin
  • editing
    Marie-Hélène Guillemin
  • sound editing
    Bernard Bordeleau
  • re-recording
    Michel Descombes
  • music
    Gilles Vigneault

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