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Ma Chère Albertine

Suzanne Olivier

1979 5 min

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This short film from the Canada Vignettes series depicts the Montreal of 1905-1910 with hand-painted vintage postcards.

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  Canada Vignettes

  1978 43 films

  Discover this series of classic shorts exploring every facet of Canadian culture and history.

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This short film from the Canada Vignettes series depicts the Montreal of 1905-1910 with hand-painted vintage postcards.

See also

Urbanism

History - Canada - 1867-1919

Canada - Images of a Country

All subjects

Credits

• director
  Suzanne Olivier
  
• producer
  Marrin Canell
  
• executive producer
  Robert Verrall
  
• narrator
  Élizabeth LeSieur
  
• music
  Alain Clavier
  

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