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- ↑ Jean Forest, "Un mot d'introduction à Tam-Tam et Une fenêtre dans ma tête", La Presse: Télé-Presse, January 22–29, 1977, pp. 1, 3, 20-21.
- ↑ Alioff, Maurie (June–July 1989). "Denys Arcand's Jesus de Montreal". Cinema Canada . p. 17.
- ↑ The Motion Picture Annual: 1990. CineBooks. August 1, 1990. p. 318. ISBN 0933997280.
