A film on the Quebec publishing scene in general, and on Robert Davies’ Les Editions l’Etincelle in particular. Davies, an Anglophone publishing French books, is attempting to expand into the international marketplace without sacrificing his own integrity. He discusses the difficulties of survival in the limited Quebec book market, and is shown at work in Montreal, Paris and at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016258
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Booksellers and bookselling
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Businessmen
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Publishers and publishing
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Quebec (Province)
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Pluralism (Social sciences)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Books
Literature → Books
Literature → Booksellers and bookselling
Literature → Literature
Literature → Publishers and publishing
People → Davies, Robert
Places → Montreal (Quebec)
Places → Quebec (Province)
Short films
Short films → Short films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)