''Dust from Underground'' (french: Poussière sur la ville) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

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and released in 1968.

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, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 67. Adapted from the novel by André Langevin, the film stars

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as Madeleine Dubois, a woman who begins to have an

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when her husband Alain (Guy Sanche) is too busy at work to devote any time and attention to their relationship.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Poussière sur la ville – Film d’Arthur Lamothe"
''Films du Québec'', April 21, 2009. The cast also included Henri Norbert, Nicole Filion, Gilles Pelletier, Nicolas Doclin, Roland Chenail, Victor Désy, Paul Guèvremont, Pierre Dupuis, Rose-Rey Duzil, Réjeanne Desrameaux and Louisette Dussault. The film was shot in

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, in 1965, but was not released theatrically until 1968. In addition to screening commercially in Quebec, the film was screened at the 18th Berlin Film Festival in 1968 as part of Young Canadian Film, a lineup of films by emerging Canadian filmmakers.

, "In and Out of Cinema". ''

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'', September 1968.

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* 1968 films 1968 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Arthur Lamothe Films based on Canadian novels 1960s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1960s Canadian films {{1960s-Canada-film-stub