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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.

Actors

Paul Anka
Paul Anka
Self (archive footage)
Geneviève Bujold
Geneviève Bujold
Self (archive footage)
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Self (archive footage)
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Self (archive footage)
Carol-Lynne Traynor
Carol-Lynne Traynor
Caroline

Crews

Luc Bourdon
Luc Bourdon
Director
Michel Giroux
Michel Giroux
Editor
Christian Medawar
Christian Medawar
Producer
Colette Loumède
Colette Loumède
Executive Producer
Yves Bisaillon
Yves Bisaillon
Executive Producer
Sylvain Bellemare
Sylvain Bellemare
Sound Designer
Frédéric Cloutier
Frédéric Cloutier
Sound Designer

Posters and backgrounds

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