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A Vision in the Darkness
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A Vision in the Darkness

Jan 1, 1991
1h 30m
★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Les Films du 3 Mars

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Cast

Léa Roback

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Léa Roback