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- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Viol d’une jeune fille douce, Le – Film de Gilles Carle". Films du Québec, July 23, 2009.
- ↑ Christian Poirier, Le cinéma québécois: À la recherche d'une identité?, Volume 1. Presses de l'Université du Québec, 2004. ISBN 9782760517622. p. 82.
- ↑ Gerald Pratley, "In and Out of Cinema". Cinema Canada , September 1968.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Les films québécois à Cannes à travers l’histoire". Films du Québec, April 28, 2019.
