A Vision in the Darkness

Jan 1, 1991

1h 30m

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Overview

Through the eyes of a Quebec Jewish activist, Lea Roback, feminist, unionist, pacifist and communist, A VISION IN THE DARKNESS proposes a modernist vision of Quebec history, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the period knows as « La Grande Noirceur », the Great Darkness.

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Documentary

Production Companies

Les Films du 3 Mars

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Léa Roback

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