The Village notary

This good-humored satire on a Quebec village notary is narrated in rhymed commentary. Facile at unravelling family legal complications—sometimes as his own interests dictate—the notary can relax in the confidence that people must come to him for sage advice or crafty council. His unrivalled position in the community is described as the film follows the involved legalities that arise when a farmer dies intestate, leaving to his heirs the dispute over the estate—and, to the notary, the solution.

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Credits

producer

Bernard Devlin

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Pierre Arbour

Duration

00:06:15:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1953

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011538

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Comedy → Satire

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Civil law

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Legal services

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil law

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Legal services

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Legal studies

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1953

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