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- ↑ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 195.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Apparition, L’ – Film de Roger Cardinal". Films du Québec, January 2, 2009.
