René Lévesque
René Lévesque (1922–1987) was a Québécois politician and journalist who served as the 23rd Premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. Starting his career as a reporter, and radio and television host, he later became known for his eminent role in Quebec's nationalization of its electric power industry, and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty. He was the founder of the Parti Québécois political party—and before that, a liberal minister of the government of Quebec from 1960 to 1966 and the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec.
Comfort and Indifference
as SelfMade shortly after the referendum on Quebec's independence was held, this documentary...
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Québec: Duplessis and After ...
as Self - Président du Parti québécoisThis film establishes a parallel between the 1970 electoral campaign in Québec and the 1936...
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The Devil's Share
as Self (archive footage)Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly...
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Thieves of Innocence
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Every year in Quebec, 25,000 reports of children being beaten, sexually abused or abandoned are...
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Le choix d'un peuple
as selfA documentary which revisits the Quebec referendum of May 20, 1980, looking at both the Non/No...
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The Rose Family
as Self (archive footage)In October 1970, members of the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped Minister Pierre...
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The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
as Premier ministre du QuébecThe final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René...
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Harmonium in California
as SelfThrough concerts and interviews, folk-progressive group Harmonium takes Quebec culture to...
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15 Nov
as uncreditedA look at November 15, 1976, the date the Parti Québécois seized power in the provincial...
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Nation - un huis clos avec Lucien Bouchard
as René LévesqueCarl Leblanc records the memories of politician Lucien Bouchard. As a unique witness to Quebec's...
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Qui se souvient de René Lévesque?
as archival footageWith his charisma, his energy, his integrity - but also his faults - René Lévesque left an...
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The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
as uncreditedPart 2 of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque covers...
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À la croisée des chemins
as NarrateurA young man, Jean Liber (Paul Guèvremont), who, at the end of his cours classique, decides to...
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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
as uncreditedIn Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years...
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Who remembers René Lévesque?
as archival footageWith his charisma, his energy, his integrity - but also his faults - René Lévesque left an...
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Referendum: Take 2
as archival footageOctober, 1995. The most important political event in recent Canadian history, the Quebec vote on...
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Le Québec est au monde
as SelfThis film covers the transitional political period between the election of the Parti Québécois...
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