Le Devoir, Part 1: 1910-1945, Do What You Must

197327 min 50 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Hugues PoulinJean-V. Dufresne

Production: Ian McLaren

"Fais ce que dois" (Do what you must) was the motto Henri Bourassa gave to the newspaper he founded in 1910. An attitude of vigorous independence has characterized the Montréal daily ever since. This film and the following one examine Le Devoir's influence over the years, how it has interpreted and treated local, national and world issues--the wartime conscription question, for example. Interviewed in Part 1 is the founder's daughter, Anne Bourassa.

Subject categories


  • History - Canada - 1867-1919 > Economics and IndustryQuebec
  • Media and Communication > Historical PerspectivesJournalism and News ReportingPrint Media and PublishingSocial Issues
  • History - Canada - 1920-1945 > Québec

Credits


director
Hugues Poulin
Jean-V. Dufresne
producer
Ian McLaren
photography
André-Luc Dupont
Laval Fortier
André Gagnon
Simon Leblanc
Pierre Letarte
Pierre Provost
sound
Jacques Drouin
Claude Lefebvre
Raymond Marcoux
Hughes Mignault
editing
Marie-Hélène Guillemin
sound editing
Bernard Bordeleau
Karl Duplessis
animation
Pierre L'Amare
Guy Lamontagne
Richard Capener
Meilan Daniel
Val Teodori
graphics
Pierre L'Amare
Guy Lamontagne
Richard Capener
Meilan Daniel
Val Teodori
narrator
Pierre Nadeau