''Blue Winter'' (french: L'hiver bleu) is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by

André Blanchard André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...

and released in 1979. Using a cast of non-professional actors, the film centres on Christiane (Christiane Lévesque) and Nicole (Nicole Scant), two young adult sisters trying to establish themselves in the economically struggling city of

Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda ( 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. The city of Rouyn-Noranda is a coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

."Hiver bleu, L’ – Film d’André Blanchard"
''Films du Québec'', January 30, 2009. The film won the Prix de la critique québécoise in 1979. It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.

Carole Corbeil Carole Corbeil (1952 – 2000) was a Canadian arts critic and novelist.John Levesque, "Voice-Over a smash success". ''Hamilton Spectator'', May 9, 1992. Born in Montreal to Québécois parents, her writing was often informed by the cultural disp ...

, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', September 6, 1984. File:Hiver bleu-043-Destor.jpg, Alain Dupras and André Blanchard during filming File:Hiver bleu-002-Extérieurs.jpg, Filming with helicopter in Rouyn

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* 1979 films Canadian docufiction films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Abitibi-Témiscamingue French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-documentary-film-stub