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Walls of Memory
196427 minFilm: Documentary
Direction: Léonard Forest
Production: Marcel Martin
Script: Léonard ForestBill Davies
A tribute, on the occasion of its 300th anniversary, to French Canada's first classical college, the Seminary of Québec, founded by the first bishop of Québec, by consent of King Louis XIV of France. The College's long academic history and the challenges it faced and withstood are recalled. The film concludes with an open-air concert by the Québec Symphony Orchestra.
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Subject categories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Catholic ChurchHistorical PerspectivesReligious BuildingsReligious Communities
- Education > College, University and Professional Education
- Social Studies > Communities in Canada/World
- History and Citizenship Education > Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Religious Diversity/Heritage
Credits
- director
- Léonard Forest
- producer
- Marcel Martin
- screenplay
- Léonard Forest
- Bill Davies
- camera
- Jean-Claude Labrecque
- editing
- Pierre Lemelin
- music
- Claude Champagne
- Pierre Mercure
- Roger Matton
Awards
- Special Award for Black and White Cinematography given to Jean-Claude LabrecqueGenie Awards