André Lavoie, Collaborateur
Lavoie touches on John Walker’s intimate perspective on a tumultuous time — growing up in a protected space where he did not hear the raging anger until the first bombs and the first insults of his fellow hockey players on outdoor skating rinks. Walker was awakened to a sense of alienation that others already knew: being a minority within a minority majority in their own country.
Rating: ★★★ 1/2
Review by Michel Coulombe
Film columnist Michel Coulombe reviews Transformers: The Last Knight and Quebec My Country Mon Pays on the exodus of anglophones following the Quiet Revolution.
Review by Trilby Jeeves
With the tragedy at a Quebec City mosque top of mind, Jeeves reflects on her own time spent living in Quebec City and Montreal, and why she ultimately left the province she loved so much.
Review By Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto
Wilner praises Walker’s quiet and personal take on the history of Quebec’s distinct society, which is set for a commercial run after premiering at the Hot Docs film festival this past spring.
Rating: NNNN
Review By Michael Hoare, Avenir Vivable
Hoare praises Walker’s film as a model of personal narration and emotional exorcism, while acknowledging the political problems yet to be resolved by Quebeckers and Canadians.
Réflexion en français (PDF)
Reflection in English (PDF)
Review By Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto
Wilner praises Walker’s quiet and personal take on the history of Quebec’s distinct society.
Rating: NNNN
Review By Greg Klymkiw, The Film Corner
Quebec My Country Mons Pays prompts Klymkiw to consider how place defines us, and thinks back to his own family’s history in Ukraine and how they were forced to leave their homes under Russian rule.
Rating: **** 4-Stars
JOHN WALKER PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS “QUEBEC MY COUNTRY MON PAYS”
FEATURING DENYS ARCAND CHRISTINA CLARK EMILIE GELINAS JACQUES GODBOUT
LOUISE PELLETIER YOLANDE SIMARD PERRAULT PIERRE TETRAULT JOANNE WALKER AND PAUL WARREN
CINEMATOGRAPHER KATERINE GIGUERE EDITOR JEFF WARREN COMPOSER SANDY MOORE SOUND DESIGNER ALEX SALTER
LOCATION SOUND SYLVAIN VARY PRODUCERS ANN BERNIER JOHN WALKER WRITER, DIRECTOR & NARRATOR JOHN WALKER
produced in association with documentary Channel with the participation of the Canada Media Fund / Fonds des médias du Canada, Rogers Cable Network Fund,
Rogers Telefund; with the assistance of Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit and The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.
