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- ↑ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 116.
- ↑ Playback Staff (17 November 1997). "The 1997 Genie Awards". Playback . Retrieved 29 April 2017.
