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- ↑ "Dancing in the Dark to open festival series". The Globe and Mail , July 24, 1986.
- ↑ "French film Betty Blues wins top Montreal prize". Toronto Star , September 2, 1986.
- ↑ "Quebec film Le declin tops in T.O.; Arcands sex comedy wows public and jury". Montreal Gazette , September 15, 1986.
- ↑ "Five films compete for award". Ottawa Citizen , January 30, 1987.
