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040 _cSILC
041 _afre
_beng
_jeng
046 _k2015
050 _aPN1997
_b.R484 2015
100 _aBen Levine
245 _aReveil
_bWaking Up French
_cBen Levine
_h[videorecording]=
260 _aCanada
_bAssociation Canado-Americaine
_c2015
300 _a1 videodisc (ca. 81 min.)
_bsound, color.
_c4 3/4 in.
500 _a<based on, contains the following, public viewing rights>
520 _aFrom cover: Reveil-Waking Up French is a powerul documentary film that explores the truggle for cultural survival among the French-Canadian, Franco-American communities of New England. The film traces the French heritage beginning with immigration form the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Acadia through persecution by Ku Klux Klan and language loss, to cultural renaissance and heritage preservation. Through their determined loyalty to the French Catholic faith, language and cultural values, the French of New England continue to discover new ways of renewal and cultural diversity through heritage langueage reacquisition. Reveil-Waking Up French is relevant to everyone. As the melting pot attitude and globalization threatens diversity and the heritage of so many cultures, Reveil explores the struggle for cultural survival in the very heart of American monoculture. It reveals the importance of hitory and heritage understanding and demonstrates how languages can be reacquired for personal and community renewal. Through language and heritage preservation, communities discover cultural resources for economic development that is truly inpiring.
538 _aDVD video; Dolby Digital 1.0; monaural; NTSC 1080p; Regions 1-A; 2.55:1 as 16:9 widescreen or 4:3 fullscreen.
546 _aFrench and English audio with optional English subtitles.
700 _aBen Levine
_eDirector
942 _2lcc
_cDVD
999 _c2484
_d2484