Claude Charron
Acting
Biography
Claude Charron is a former CEGEP teacher, media personality and, most significantly, former Parti Québécois politician and Member of the l'Assemblée nationale. First elected in 1970 at the age of 23, he was the youngest MNA in Québec history. He served for 11 years, was a government minister, and was instrumental during the 1980 referendum campaign.
Known For
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L'histoire à la une
This film establishes a parallel between the 1970 electoral campaign in Québec and the 1936 campaign dominated by Maurice Duplessis. It shows the hope but also the uncertainty that existed in 1970. Had the Quiet Revolution really changed things in Québec? Was it possible that a new leader would emerge on the political scene? (NFB.ca)
Quebec: Duplessis and After...
REDISCOVER the best moments of: Bob Binette, Jacques Chevalier Longueuil, Raymond Beaudoin, Ginet Robidoux, Dave Ash, Ludger, Corporal St-Gelais, Chose, Yasser Arafat (Québec version). LES BLEU POUDRE on Taquinons la planète was: disobedience (they got kicked in the balls), indecency (they walked around naked), recklessness (they went to chat with the Mohawks), and mischievousness (they loved new rhymes). LES BLEU POUDRE was also politically very incorrect — and damn, it felt good. ENJOY IT WHILE IT NO LONGER EXISTS.
La crème des Bleu Poudre
The final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque spans the decade between 1976 and 1986. The film reveals the turbulent, behind-the-scenes drama during the Quebec referendum and the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution. In doing so, it also traces both Trudeau's and Lévesque's fall from power.
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
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Le dernier match de la vie
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Les adieux de Céline à Las Vegas
A look at November 15, 1976, the date the Parti Québécois seized power in the provincial elections, a victory that gave rise to an unprecedented outburst of joy at the Center Paul-Sauvé, a place where PQ sympathizers gathered.
15 Nov
A young Haitian (Michel Mpambara) who loves America visits his uncle (Maka Kotto) in Montreal.
How to Conquer America in One Night
A documentary which revisits the Quebec referendum of May 20, 1980, looking at both the Non/No and Oui/Yes sides.