La Petite Patrie is a
French Canadian
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television program
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from
Quebec
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. It was broadcast between 1974 and 1976.
This television series of
Claude Jasmin
Claude Jasmin (10 November 1930 – 28 April 2021) was a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and writer.
While very prolific, with almost 50 published titles to his credit, he is most famous for his 1972 novel ''La Petite Patrie'', an autobiogra ...
told the life of a district of Montreal (Villeray) formed by the quadrilateral of the streets Saint-Denis, Beaubien, St-Hubert and Bélanger shortly after the war, between 1946 and 1948.
The main character and narrator of this television series is Clément Germain, a 16 year old teenager who lived in this district with his family. Through the memories of Clément, viewers discovered this neighborhood during the years of Duplessis; with its trams, its ice deliverymen, its guénillou and its anglophone Chinese launderer among others. At that time, bread cost 11 cents, Maurice Richard was at the peak of his glory and the Rivoli theatre had not yet been replaced by a Jean-Coutu.
Cast
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Vincent Bilodeau
Vincent Bilodeau (born August 11, 1951) is a French Canadian actor and comedian from Quebec.
Career
Vincent Bilodeau appeared in many feature films including ''A Sunday in Kigali'' in 2006.
Private life
He is the brother of Yvon Bilodeau and the ...
, (Clément Germain)
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René Caron,(Léon Germain )
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Mariette Duval, (Madame Laramée)
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Janine Fluet
Janine may refer to:
People and characters
* Janine (given name)
Music
* "Janine" (David Bowie song), a 1969 song by David Bowie
* "Janine", a 1979 song by Trooper from the album '' Flying Colors''
* "Janine", a 1994 song by Soul Coughing f ...
, (Paulette)
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Michel Forget
Michel Forget (born February 27, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Quebec actor.
Background
Forget had a long acting career in which he participated in several films and television series which were popular among French Canadians.
In 1986, Michel ...
, (Roland)
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Jacques Galipeau
Jacques Galipeau (22 September 1923 – 30 August 2020) was a Canadian actor.
Filmography
*''Beau temps, mauvais temps'' (1955)
*''Le Survenant'' (1957)
*''Marie-Didace'' (1958)
*''Filles d'Ève'' (1960)
*''Ti-Jean Caribou'' (1963)
*''Le Paradi ...
, (Edmond Germain)
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Louise Laparé, (Lucie Germain)
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Gaston Lepage,(Édouard Germain )
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Robert Maltais, (Yvon)
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Christiane Pasquier Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian (given name), Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English ''Christin'' 'Christian' (Old English ''christen'', from Latin)..
A sh ...
, (Murielle Germain)
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Gilles Pellerin, (Monsieur Gloutnez)
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Denise Proulx(Aline)
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Louise Rinfret
Louise or Luise may refer to:
* Louise (given name)
Arts Songs
* "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005
* "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984
* "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013
* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
*"Louise", by Clan of ...
, (Marie-Paule Germain)
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Gisèle Schmidt, (Gertrude Germain)
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Yvon Thiboutot, (Coco-la-guerre)
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Jacques Thisdale, (Hervé Prud'Homme)
References
1970s Canadian sitcoms
Television shows set in Montreal
1974 Canadian television series debuts
1976 Canadian television series endings
Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming
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