Le Canada entre les deux guerres mondiales

A vivid review of life in Canada between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II. Students of Canadian history will gain a new awareness of the people and events that made these twenty years such an important part of the growth of the country. Here were years of prosperity followed by the years of the Great Depression, as Canada went through a severe maturing process. While political, economic and social changes are emphasized, they are viewed against the total life of the Canadian people. For those who lived during this era, the film is full of nostalgia and reminiscence; for younger Canadians, however, it offers an eye-opening glimpse of Canada's past. (Abridged version of Between Two Wars series.)

Août 1945-Août 1946. En 1945 : capitulation du Japon. La Seconde Guerre mondiale prend fin. Au Canada, on procède à la réhabilitation. Les procès commencent à Nuremberg. Les Nations Unies se forment et notre pays participe désormais à la guerre froide.

Ce film de fiction émouvant et authentique rappelle la sécheresse de 1929 dans les Prairies canadiennes, les désastres de la crise économique, la désolation et l'anéantissement des cultivateurs. Enfin, l'âpreté des travaux et des jours commence à porter ses fruits. Les emblavures se multiplient et la terre désolée se met à regorger de richesses. (Voir aussi la version anglaise Drylanders, 80 min 22 s dans la série Filmglish.)