Michael and Us: Rising Expectations
A radical documentary filmed after Canada's 1970 "October Crisis."
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Show Notes
Filmed in the aftermath of the 1970 "October Crisis" that brought martial law to Canada, Gilles Groulx's radical documentary 24 HOURS OR MORE (1973) takes a disapproving look at life in Quebec under capitalism during a moment when the postwar economic boom was receding. It's the kind of movie that isn't made anymore: a movie that questions the very premises on which society is built.
Watch the movie for free: https://www.nfb.ca/film/24_hours_or_more/
Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.