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Activities “ Windows into Quebec culture and society ’’
This documentary explores Canada’s spectacular landscapes, panoramic
views and the fascinating history and people of this vast nation. Through
these journeys, you’ll discover the wonders of Quebec and the beautiful
Lac St. Jean region. You’ll also learn about the memories of events
and people that affected the destiny of this uniquely bilingual province. Tuesday, February 1: Film 2: The battle of Quebec This film is about the battle between England and France in Quebec. It also describes the founding of Quebec in 1608, and of the French colony, Canada. A hundred and fifty years later, in 1759, it was officially named New France—a small colony of some 60,000 living along the banks of the St. Lawrence; Montreal had been founded; and French explorers had explored and claimed in the name of their king, territories from the frozen North down to the Gulf of Mexico. 32 min. Director: Aimé Danis
This film is a hip look at the Canadians who grew up in the ’70 s, in the shadow of Pierre Trudeau. Whatever they thought of the man, all would be profoundly moved by his dream of a bilingual country. In the movies, Anglo and Franco believed a new Canada would be born…if they could just get to know each other better. Director: Catherine Annau, Canada, 1999. 77 min
Showing us the city of Montreal, its history, and its monuments, and its life, this film examines the characteristics and characters of the French population living in Montreal. The program also shows the effect of Montreal’s metropolitanization on the Francophone citizenry 54 min Films for the Humanities & Sciences Tuesday, February 22: Film 5: Village Mosaïque Côte des Neiges-Montréal Cotes-des-Neiges is a very multicultural quarter of Montreal where 75 immigrant groups share their hope and concerns about their new life in Quebec-Canada. This film is a journey into the diversity of their social experiences and their dream as new Canadians. A film by Lucille Lachapelle 51 min. Tuesday, March 8: Film 6: Nationalism, blood and belonging: Reconquering the conquest. Quebec This Film is about the motivations for and consequences of the push by French-speaking nationalists to establish Quebec as a nation independent from the rest of Canada. The film raises the question of whether a single federal state can survive if it contains a couple of nations and two major language groups. Publisher: Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1994, 1993. 50 min.
(Presented by the Center For Global Education and the French and Francophone Department)*
Director: Stéphane Drolet Tuesday, March 29: Film 8: Jesus of Montreal A troop of underemployed actors joins a charismatic young man to help a church update its annual Passion play. The unorthodox passion play of the group of actors incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors lives themselves begin to mirror the passion itself. Written and directed by Denys Arcand. c1991. 119 min.
This is a story about the humor, hope and unspoken bonds that hold family and friends together against the onslaughts of life in our contemporary times. Winner of two major awards at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, the film merges Arcand's alternately witty and tender storytelling style with his most deeply emotional tale to date: that of a father and son who think they have nothing left in common until – hit with a major crisis --they learn to share an insatiable appetite for life’’.
Monday March 21: Film 7: Referendum Take 2
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