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- ↑ John Griffin, "La Sarrasine shows that cultural clashes are not something new". Montreal Gazette , February 16, 1992.
- ↑ "Canada's Golden Sheaf Award Winners 1992" (PDF). Yorkton Film Festival. 1992. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ↑ Jane Stevenson, "Robert Morin's Requiem is top Canadian feature film at Festival of Festivals". Montreal Gazette , September 21, 1992.
