Éloge du chiac
1969
27min
Documentary
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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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Éloge du chiac was directed by Michel Brault.
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Éloge du chiac runs for 27min, and was released in 1969.
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