Maurice Richard
The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.
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Maurice Richard
2005
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Tendresse ordinaire
Duration: 1 h 22 m | 1973
A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.
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