Documentary

COMME EN CALIFORNIE

What is the link between New Age California and practices in Québec? We get a glimpse into California and the trends that are influencing schools of thought throughout the world, particularly in Québec. New Age seems to be a convenient label for anyone spouting ‘‘new’’ therapies, from ‘‘workouts’’, to meditation to computer technology. Québec may be nothing more than an outpost for a new civilization that wants us to adopt its computer technology and its philosophy as our own.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

ENFANTS DES NORMES, LES

What has become of the children who graduated from our polyvalents? Post-Scriptum is a sequel to LES ENFANTS DES NORMES (1979), reacquainting us with a few of the young stars from the original film, in an emotional five-year reunion. Seeking out these youth who were 15 in 1978, the filmmaker reviews their past with them. He captures their emotional comments on camera and together they attempt to analyze the past. He examines where they are in the present, and where they see themselves in the future-- their hopes and desires, which are still dreams for now...

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU'VE GOT

Documentary on jazzman Artie Shaw.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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MERCENAIRES EN QUÊTE D'AUTEURS

The adventures of mercenaries of all kinds are selling well. They lead us not only all over the world but also in areas of darkness of collective fantasy. The mingled son of fiction and reality lead us to North America and the Caribbean, from Europe to Africa and to the Indian Ocean: theaters of operations where international forces confront involuntary militias.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

ENFANTS DU GUMBO, LES

This is a portrait of a family living in Rivière-la-Paix, a farming region in Northern Alberta. The film focuses on the efforts of the region’s Franco-Albertans and their descendants to strike a balance between a successful farming business and the preservation of their French cultural heritage, which is becoming more and more threatened.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)