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History - Canada - 1946-Present (17)

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  • Le Devoir, Part 2: 1945-1973, The Quiet Revolution
    Le Devoir, Part 2: 1945-1973, The Quiet Revolution
    Hugues Poulin  &  Jean-V. Dufresne 1973 26 min
    The Duplessis years, labour violence, the far-reaching policies of Jean Lesage, the B&B Commission, the emergence of the Parti Québécois, the FLQ and the October Crisis of 1970--these were tense times fraught with change. Commenting on their significance and on Le Devoir's involvement is a roster of eminent spokesmen: political leaders, historians, writers, journalists, and Le Devoir's renowned editor-publisher, Claude Ryan.
  • Movie Showman
    Movie Showman
    Harvey Spak 1989 29 min
    This short film portrays the NFB's itinerant projectionists during the ’40s and early ’50s who travelled throughout Canada, bringing films and discussions to rural communities. The film uses a mix of dramatic re-enactments with archival footage and interviews with veterans of the movie circuit to shed light on an important period in Canadian film history.

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