Éloge du chiac

Éloge du chiac

6.2 1969 | 27 min

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Set in New Brunswick, "Éloge du chiac" takes the form of an open discussion between a young French-language teacher and her students in Moncton. Through their exchanges, Michel Brault examines the challenges of preserving French in a bilingual region where English predominates, and explores the contested status of Chiac, a local French dialect shaped by centuries of linguistic contact.

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ONF | NFB
ONF | NFB
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Canada

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French
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