A pleasing action portrait of Montreal and the Quebec scene. Students experiment with techniques - the zoom and accelerated motion and find no scarcity of subjects. It is a visual hymn with a lift, a vital frantic response to the charms of the old province.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321485
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Images, Photographic
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Places → Cities and towns - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)