It Is Necessary to Be Among the Peoples of the World to Know Them (1971)

Name: It Is Necessary to Be Among the Peoples of the World to Know Them
Director: Fernand Dansereau
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1971-03-20
Duration: 1 h 28 min

1h 28m

Documentary

Directed by Fernand Dansereau

Release Date 20 Mar 1971

About It Is Necessary to Be Among the Peoples of the World to Know Them Movie

Released in 1971, It Is Necessary to Be Among the Peoples of the World to Know Them is a Documentary Movie. Direction is by Fernand Dansereau. The use of any language other than French in Quebec, particularly when separatist fervor is high, often serves to incite protests and even legal action. This French language documentary examines separatist feeling in parts of Quebec, and reviews language grievances. Among the conflicts examined is one with General Motors. It must be stated that the documentarian are clearly in favor of the separatist cause, and are also in favor of Quebec's "encouraging" companies doing business in Quebec to do it (at least officially) in French. From the evidence of this documentary, the attempts of Canadians outside of Quebec to pacify the Quebecois with "bilingualism" seems unlikely to succeed.