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Famille et variations (1977)

Famille et variations poster
Original title
Famille et Variations
Directed by
Mireille Dansereau
Genre
documentary
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary looks at four different families in 1970s Canada. It shows a traditional nuclear family with a special needs child, a separated family, a single-parent family, and a group living in a commune.

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What happens

Famille et variations is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Mireille Dansereau and released in 1977. The film is a portrait of the changing social and political context of the nuclear family in the 1970s, focusing on four families of varying circumstances: a traditional nuclear family with a special needs child, a separated family, a single-parent family and a family in a communal living environment. The film received a Canadian Film Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 28th Canadian Film Awards in 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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