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- ↑ H. J. Kirchhoff, "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail , October 14, 1992.
- ↑ Janis L. Pallister, The Cinema of Québec: Masters in Their Own House. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1995. ISBN 9780838635629. p. 419.
- ↑ Fuad Alnirabie and Michael Vesia, "Paul Tana and the Italian immigrant experience in Canada". Offscreen, Volume 5, Issue 1 / January 2001.
- ↑ Bruce Bailey, "Film made in Montreal takes prize". Montreal Gazette , January 29, 1986.
- ↑ "La Sarrasine shows that cultural clashes are not something new". Montreal Gazette , February 16, 1992.
- ↑ "Sweet 16: The 16th Rendez-vous de Cinema Quebecois embraces the province's multicultural character for the first time". Montreal Gazette , February 20, 1998.
- ↑ Carole Gagliardi, "Teledomenica's memories". Montreal Gazette , July 3, 2005.
