The Private Life of Cinema
19/02/2011
4h

A two-part in-depth exploration of the evolution of the private film industry, seen through the eyes of more than 50 industry professionals. Part One (1939-1979) : Artists and professionals from the social and commercial film sectors recount the struggle to build a film industry that is privately operated yet publicly funded. Part Two (1980-2010) : Executives, policymakers, and industry professionals trace the origins of the major funding institutions and discuss the unintended consequences of building a cultural industry around performance metrics, revenue generation, and private profit.
Cast


Denys Arcand
self
Roger Blais
self


Michel Brault
self


Paule Baillargeon
self


Fernand Dansereau
self


André Forcier
self
Jacques Giraldeau
self
Pierre Juneau
self


Jacques Godbout
self
Roméo Gariépy
self
Monique Fortier
self


Marc Lalonde
self


Jean-Claude Labrecque
self
Claude Godbout
self


Marcel Carrière
self
Jean Dansereau
self


Denis Héroux
self


Claude Fournier
self
Guy Fournier
self
André Pâquet
self
Roger Racine
self
Michael Spencer
self
André Lamy
self


Jean-Claude Lord
self
Robert Daudelin
self
Werner Nold
self
Lucien Hamelin
self
Jean Gagné
self
Serge Gagné
self
Bernard Lalonde
self


Mireille Dansereau
self


Marc Daigle
self


Jacques Leduc
self


Jean Pierre Lefebvre
self


Guy Borremans
self


André Melançon
self
Michel Houle
self


Pierre Hébert
self


Anne-Claire Poirier
self
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