The Choice of a People (French: Le Choix d'un peuple) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Hugues Mignault and released in 1985.[1] The film recounts the events of the 1980 Quebec referendum, on both the Yes and No sides.[2]
| The Choice of a People | |
|---|---|
| French | Le Choix d'un peuple |
| Directed by | Hugues Mignault |
| Written by | Bernard Lalonde Hugues Mignault Michel Pratt Jean Saulnier |
| Produced by | Bernard Lalonde |
| Cinematography | Marc Bergeron, Carl Brubacher, Michel Caron, Bruno Carrière, Louis de Ernsted, André Gagnon, François Gill, James Gray, Daniel Jobin, Richard Lavoie, Maurice Roy, Marc Tardif, Robert Vanherweghem |
| Edited by | Jean Saulnier |
| Music by | Marc O'Farrell |
Production company | Les Films de la Rive |
| Distributed by | Cinéma Libre |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered on August 30, 1985, at the Montreal World Film Festival.[1]
The film was a shortlisted Genie Award finalist for Best Documentary Film at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Bill Brownstein, "Movie gets at guts of referendum". Montreal Gazette, August 31, 1985.
- ^ Don Macpherson, "Referendum film trifles with history". Montreal Gazette, September 20, 1985.
- ^ Sid Adilman, "Genie films are coming on strong". Toronto Star, February 14, 1986.
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