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- 1 2 Alex Tigchelaar, "J’aime Diane Obomsawin". Xtra Magazine , March 5, 2014.
- ↑ Candida Rifkind, "Comedy, catastrophe in lesbian stories". Winnipeg Free Press , March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Rebelle, Goon, Cosmopolis among Canada's Top Ten: Honoured film titles will be shown at Lightbox from Jan. 4 to 13". Toronto Star , December 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.
