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Footage from the Saint Lawrence river towards St Lawrence.
The lens focuses on the Frontena Château, continues on the Clock Tower, focuses on Price Building and captures the picturesque buildings alongside the river at St. Lawrence.

The filmmaker’s and his company walk in the plains of Abraham, an area outside the city where the decisive battle of 1759 took place.

We watch a royal guard and a policeman who corrects his bearskin hat, and another royal guard performs honorary duties.

We continue our tour of the Dufferin Terrace which is surrounding the Château Frontena.
Dufferin Terrace is made of wooden boards with a unique river view and plenty of coffee shops. We watch cannons and small kiosks alongside the terrace. An old photograph, shows us that the place has not changed, Quebec's people do not want to distort the traditional atmosphere of their city. The magnificent Saint Lawrence Hotel poses in the lens (designed by Bruce Price and built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1893).

The film closes with views from the city's picturesque streets with outdoor artists, passers-by that stand at the exhibitions and carriages that move around in the streets.

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Holder
Bonar, Andrew Graham

Quality
HD (1440x1080)

Sound
Yes

Color
Yes

Duration (seconds)
187

Format
Super 8mm

Creator's description


A change of scenery. Almost a change of country. 500 miles north of Toronto lies French-speaking Quebec. The approach across the St Lawrence Seaway is very fine, and as soon as you get close to the houses you sense that this place is different from what you have seen in the rest of Canada.
It’s a bit late in the day, but anyway let’s go with our friends Cleo and Naim to have a quick look at the Plains of Abraham and the river below.
Next morning we’re back at the Plains of Abraham. It was here that in 1759 General Wolfe fought the decisive battle which obliged France to give up its colonial acquisitions in North America. Incidentally both Wolfe and the French commanding officer, General Montcalm, lost their lives in the battle.
My dear chap, who put your hat on for you this morning? That’s better –you’ve got to look your best on guard, you know.
The guards look British enough, but there’s not much else that looks British here. The whole city, with its chateaux and its narrow streets, its bistrots and its street artists has a strong French flavour, really quite different from the Anglo-Saxon cities to the south.
Quebeckers are concerned about keeping the traditional appearance of their city and you will not, for example, see tall skyscrapers dominating the skyline. Here, high above the St. Lawrence, is Dufferin Terrace and the imposing Chateau Frontenac.
Bonar, Andrew Graham