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Éloge du chiac (English Subtitled Version)

1969 27 min
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Taking the form of a conversation between a young teacher at a French school in Moncton and her students, the film shows how hard it is for francophones to preserve their language in a society where English is everywhere and has been for centuries. In French with English subtitles.

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Éloge du chiac (English Subtitled Version)

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Taking the form of a conversation between a young teacher at a French school in Moncton and her students, the film shows how hard it is for francophones to preserve their language in a society where English is everywhere and has been for centuries. In French with English subtitles.

  • director
    Michel Brault
  • editing
    Michel Brault
  • producer
    Guy L. Coté
  • images
    Alain Dostie
    Michel Brault
  • sound
    Serge Beauchemin
    Claude Hazanavicius
  • sound mixer
    Ron Alexander
  • cast
    Rosanna Leblanc

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Education

Ages 12 to 17

Geography - Territory: Regional
Social Studies - Communities in Canada/World
Social Studies - Social History