In the 1930s, in the throes of the Great Depression, the government of Quebec relocated more than 80,000 citizens to found a new settlement in the virgin forests of Quebec's Abitibi region. After enduring backbreaking work to clear the land, however, many left, seeking a better life in the city or as labourers for the large corporations that had come to exploit the North's valuable resources. The Lalancette family, however, have persisted in forging their future on the land from one generation to the next, earning their keep from farming, and defying the constraints of globalization and the mining and forestry companies that control the area. Revisiting the heritage of Quebec filmmakers who documented Abitibi, following in the footsteps of Pierre Perrault, among others, this documentary traces a defining chapter of Quebec history and raises fundamental questions about regional development.
Awardedit
Nominated in 2008 for a Jutra Award for Best Documentary.
Referencesedit
^Lavoie, André (20 May 2008). "Cinéma - Homme de parole(s)". Le Devoir (in French). Montréal, Québec, Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
great, resistance, french, pays, colons, 2007, documentary, film, quebec, film, director, denys, desjardins, this, length, feature, produced, national, film, board, canada, directed, bydenys, desjardinswritten, bydenys, desjardinsproduced, bynational, film, bo. The Great Resistance French Au pays des colons is a 2007 documentary film by Quebec film director Denys Desjardins 1 This length feature is produced by the National Film Board of Canada NFB The Great ResistanceDirected byDenys DesjardinsWritten byDenys DesjardinsProduced byNational Film Board of CanadaCinematographyDenys DesjardinsEdited byElric RobichonMusic bySimon BellefleurDistributed byNational Film Board of CanadaRelease date2007 2007 Running time75 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageFrench Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Award 3 References 4 External linksSynopsis editIn the 1930s in the throes of the Great Depression the government of Quebec relocated more than 80 000 citizens to found a new settlement in the virgin forests of Quebec s Abitibi region After enduring backbreaking work to clear the land however many left seeking a better life in the city or as labourers for the large corporations that had come to exploit the North s valuable resources The Lalancette family however have persisted in forging their future on the land from one generation to the next earning their keep from farming and defying the constraints of globalization and the mining and forestry companies that control the area Revisiting the heritage of Quebec filmmakers who documented Abitibi following in the footsteps of Pierre Perrault among others this documentary traces a defining chapter of Quebec history and raises fundamental questions about regional development Award editNominated in 2008 for a Jutra Award for Best Documentary References edit Lavoie Andre 20 May 2008 Cinema Homme de parole s Le Devoir in French Montreal Quebec Canada Retrieved 9 July 2019 External links editFestival selection Web page The Great Resistance at IMDb nbsp NFB Web page nbsp This article related to a Canadian documentary film of the 2000s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a documentary film on environmental issues is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Great Resistance amp oldid 1107941126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
