By Ken McGoogan
Blogger Ken McGoogan applauds John Walker and his portrayal of the “Quebec problem” from the perspective of an Anglophone growing up in Montreal during this tumultuous time. Film-maker John Walker, who earned well-deserved kudos with his docudrama Passage, has worked magic again with Quebec My Country Mon Pays.
By Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press
Ahearn highlights the impact French culture had on John Walker while growing up in Montreal, especially apparent once he moved away. He laments the divisions that occurred between the French and English, and the loss of cross-culture influences.
By Matthew Hays, Point of View Magazine
Hays offers an extensive profile of Quebec My Country Mons Pays, focusing on the political tensions still felt today and on Walker’s sympathies toward the existential dread felt by both Franco and Anglo communities in Quebec.
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Review By Norman Wilner, NOW Toronto
Wilner praises Walker’s quiet and personal take on the history of Quebec’s distinct society.
Rating: NNNN
By: Martin Knelman, The Star
Knelman sees connections between the departure of English-speaking residents from Quebec and the flight of the Israelites from Egypt thousands of years ago. He highlights the slowly developing antagonism toward English-speakers during the post-war years in contrast to Walker’s innocent childhood.
By Ralph Lucas, Northernstars
Quebec My Country Mons Pays is one of several Canadian films screening at Hot Docs 2016, North America’s largest documentary festival.
By Peter Howell, The Star
Quebec My Country Mons Pays is one of several highly anticipated films to challenge viewers at Hot Docs 2016, North America’s largest documentary festival.
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.
