The Memories of Angels (2008)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 20M
Director : Luc Bourdon
Synopsis
Montreal of another time is reborn into screen through images from a hundred of movies and shorts produced by the National Film Board of Canada while at its first four decades of existence. Port activities, musical shows, presence of Church, labors life, hockey fever and the best years of "Red Light" are few of the chapters of this collective family album.
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