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The Calèche Driver

1953 8 min
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A tongue-in-cheek archival film documenting a day in the life of a veteran horse-drawn carriage driver. Though the tourists that flock to the historic avenues of the Old City have changed considerably, the Old World charm of Québec City is timeless.

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A tongue-in-cheek archival film documenting a day in the life of a veteran horse-drawn carriage driver. Though the tourists that flock to the historic avenues of the Old City have changed considerably, the Old World charm of Québec City is timeless.
Tourism Transportation All subjects
  • director
    Raymond Garceau
  • producer
    Roger Blais
  • executive producer
    Guy Glover
  • script
    Léonard Forest
  • photography
    Walter A. Sutton
  • narrator
    Tommy Tweed

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Education

Ages 11 to 14
School subjects
English Language Arts - Children's Stories/Fables Geography - Territory: Urban

View other films or sources on Quebec City and make a class list of local attractions a driver might show his clients today, and have students make a pamphlet or commercial.  If you were a "calèche" driver in your city or town, what would you show your clients? Ask, why does the modern city of Quebec still have "calèche" drivers?  Create a timeline of significant events in Canada's oldest city. Students write a parody on a daily activity, such as getting ready for school or making a meal, in the style of the film narration.

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