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Mon oncle Antoine (My Uncle Antoine) is a 1971 French-language Canadian drama film directed by Claude Jutra for the National Film Board of Canada. The film depicts life in the Maurice Duplessis -era Asbestos Region of rural Québec before the Asbestos Strike of 1949.
Nov 12, 1971 · My Uncle Antoine: Directed by Claude Jutra. With Jacques Gagnon, Lyne Champagne, Jean Duceppe, Olivette Thibault. Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.
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- Drama
- Claude Jutra
- 1971-11-12
91K views 9 years ago. Claude Jutra's sweeping portrait of village life in 1940s Quebec has been called one of the greatest Canadian films of all time. Recalling a time when the local general ...
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- NFB
Watch Claude Jutra's classic film about village life in 1940s Quebec, with English subtitles. See how a young boy's perspective changes as he grows up and faces challenges in his community.
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A classic Canadian film by Claude Jutra about a boy's coming of age in rural Quebec in 1940s. Watch the restored version with extras, or read the new essay by André Loiselle.
- Uncle Antoine
Dec 23, 2008 · A classic Canadian film about a young boy's coming of age in a Quebec mining town in the 1940s. The film follows his uncle Antoine, a funeral director and store owner, and his adventures on Christmas Eve.
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Mon oncle Antoine. Based on an autobiographical screenplay by Clément Perron, Claude Jutra’s Mon oncle Antoine (1971) is widely regarded as one of the greatest Canadian films of all time, ranking No. 1 in polls conducted by the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 1984, 1993 and 2004, and No. 2 in 2015.
