1940-44: Camillien Houde & Other Quebec Curios
Camillien Houde, at one-time part of the provincial Conservative Party and a collaborator with Maurice Duplessis, found provincial politics boring and decided to try his hand [read on]
WWII
Puppetry Wild with the Festival de Casteliers
Picks of shows you don’t want to miss at this week’s puppetry festival.
Review of Son of Saul: The Menacing Stare of Death
László Nemes’ Oscar-nominated film stands apart from other Holocaust films.
Guérillas: Displacement and a Mother-Daughter Story
Guerillas Humour et Compassion looks at how a mother and daughter relate after fleeing their homeland.
Remembrance Day: 100 Years After the Great War
Art and literature’s take on the soldiers of WWI focuses on suffering whether comedically or poignantly. Let’s remember all those who suffered through wars every day.
Nuremberg Nazis : DVD Review of Fuhrer Cult and Megalomania
Fine film focuses on how Nuremberg was used to promote and showcase Hitler and the Nazi Party.
From Symbols to World War II : Interview with Breton
London England indie band Berton discusses how they got together and gets deeper about war, violence, and symbolism.