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- ↑ "Jutra nominations light up screen scene; Top Quebecois films include Louis Cyr and Gabrielle". Montreal Gazette , January 28, 2014.
- 1 2 "Nathalie Saint-Pierre". Northern Stars.
- ↑ Séverine Kandelman, "Ma voisine danse le ska : Le mal de vivre". Voir , November 6, 2003.
- ↑ "«Catimini» de Nathalie Saint-Pierre sera en competition au Festival d'Angoulême". Canadian Press, August 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Le film québécois Catimini nous plonge dans l'univers des familles d'accueil". Le Téléjournal , January 22, 2013.
- ↑ Bill Brownstein, "Brownstein: 29th Cinemania film fest launches with explosive courtroom drama". Montreal Gazette , November 1, 2023.