Filmed in the predominantly anglophone, upper middle-class Montreal riding of Westmount during the months preceding Quebec’s history-making election of November 15, 1976. ‘I hate to lose’ documents a play within a play, a brisk, natural drama that sparkles with humour. The camera follows closely behind leading political contenders George Springate, Nick Auf der Maur, and Harold ‘Shorty’ Fairhead, chronicling the unfolding of an election campaign on the local hustings, and gleaning retrospective insights into aglophone neglect of the Parti Quebecois’s swelling popularity.
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ACMI Identifier
308465
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Quebec (Province)
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Elections
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politicians - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)