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The Ballad of Hard Times

1983 Canadian documentary film

The Ballad of Hard Times (French: La turlute des années dures) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Richard Boutet and Pascal Gélinas and released in 1983.[1] The film documents the effects of the Great Depression in Quebec through the testimonies of survivors of the period; the film takes its name from its soundtrack of popular Depression-era Quebec folk music, including the songs of La Bolduc.[2]

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The film won the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma,[3] and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Première du documentaire «La turlute des années dures»". Bilan du siècle.
  2. [2]
    Michel Coulombe, "Chansons d’après-guerre: La turlute des années dures". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 3, No. 6 (May/Jun 1983).
  3. [3]
    Michel Coulombe, "Remise du prix L.E. Ouimet-Molson". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jun–Jul 1984).
  4. [4]
    Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.


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