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The Time of the Buffoons

1985 · 15 min · Documentary

"This film belongs to everyone, it must circulate, like a bottle in the sea. Steal it, copy it, distribute it!" - Pierre Falardeau

A short film created (and narrated) in 1985 by Québécois director Pierre Falardeau. It compares English rule in Ghana with Canadian dominance in Quebec by showing the 200th anniversary celebration of the Beaver Club of Montreal.

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Pierre Falardeau — Director

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Pierre Falardeau portraitPierre FalardeauNarratorFFrancis FoxSelfMMarc LalondeSelfBBernard LamarreSelfRRoger D. LandrySelfMMaurice SauvéSelf

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