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Viellard et l'Enfant, Le (The Old Man and the Child)*

• 1985 ----- color ----- 51 min ----- vhs
• (Based on the short story by Gabrielle Roy) During the hot, slow Manitoba summer of 1935, a unique friendship blossoms between an old man and a child. Eight-year-old Christine has her first brush with the eternal when her beloved grandmother dies. The elderly Mr. Saint-Hilaire is realizing that his own life is drawing to a close. he wants to see Lake Winnepeg one more time and so proposes a day-trip there. For Mr. Saint-Hilaire, the lake represents a culmination of sorts. For the child, the excursion is the first step towards discovering the greater worlds and herself in it. Both of them discover some aspect of eternity in the shining waters and sunlit beach. (Donated by the Department of Canadian Studies) (In French without English subtitles) (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)
• Topics: (Canadian Studies, Child Study, Death and Dying, Family Life, Literature, Romance Languages and Literature)

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