Canada History Week 2022 Learning Tool Activity 4.2 From Stage to Screen in Quebec and in Canada Option A: Quebec Cinema Option B: Canadian Cinema Quebec has a particularly impressive selection of internationally renowned films, filmmakers, directors, actors, and other personnel. 1. Watch trailers for (or clips from) two or three Quebec films. Take notes on unique elements or styles that you notice: what makes this film or trailer interesting to you? 2. Split into three groups, with each group covering one of the following TCE articles on the history of Quebec cinema. Take note of any significant advances, challenges, people, and themes: a) Quebec Film History: 1896 to 1969 b) Quebec Film History: 1970 to 1989 c) Quebec Film History: 1990 to Present 3. In chronological order, present a summary of the group’s article to the rest of the class. 4. After the presentations, have a class discussion about what you have learned from your research and from watching the clips. What makes Quebec cinema unique? Are there any themes in its history or a common thread between the films? Are movies a good way to preserve and share one’s language and culture? Why or why not? Did you see this reflected in the clips or trailers you watched in step 1? 1. As a class, name as many Canadian films as you can that you have seen. What are they about? Is there a common thread? What does it mean to be a ‘Canadian film’? 2. Split into three groups, with each group covering one of the following TCE articles on the history of Canadian cinema. Take note of any significant advances, challenges, people, and themes: a) Canadian Film History: 1896 to 1938 b) Canadian Film History: 1939 to 1973 c) Canadian Film History: 1974 to Present 3. In chronological order, present a summary of the group’s article to the rest of the class. 4. After the presentations, have a class discussion about what you have learned from your research and from watching the clips. What makes Canadian cinema unique? Are there any themes in its history or a common thread between the films? Are movies a good way to preserve and share one’s language and culture? Why or why not? Extension Activity: As seen with Rose Ouellette and the previous activity, the advent and popularization of television and film coincided with the decline of many smaller-scale stage performances. How are these developments related? What types of stage performances have continued to thrive? In what ways do you think the popularization of television and movies changed Canadian culture and the performing arts in Canada? What can or should be done to make stage performances more accessible? 15. Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve at a red carpet event for his film Blade Runner 2049 in Montreal (Martial Genest/ Dreamstime.com).
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