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Xénofolies
Xénofolies
1991, director: Michel Moreau
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Fearful that Quebec's language and culture are endangered, Marie-France Miron criticizes Italian immigrants for not speaking French in public and for making too grand a display of the Italian flag. The teenager is filmed in the context of a multi-ethnic school activity that explores conflicts between old-stock Québécois students and students of Italian origin.
Tania Di Perna et Marie-France Miron ont 16 ans, la même fureur de vivre et un tempérament de pasionaria. L'une est d'origine italienne, l'autre, Québécoise de souche. Elles se détestent comme des soeurs ennemies. Dans une école multiethnique, entourées d'une vingtaine de jeunes de deux blocs rivaux, elles se livrent à un affrontement inoubliable et salutaire.




