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- ↑ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 217.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Lefebvre's deceptive simplicity". The Globe and Mail , May 22, 1982.
- 1 2 Bill Marshall, Quebec National Cinema. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. ISBN 9780773521032. pp. 256-257.
- ↑ "Cannes critics praise films from Quebec". The Globe and Mail , May 21, 1971.
