Breton

Cape Breton Island

This Traveltalk series entry visits the easternmost area of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. We learn that although the island was originally settled by the French, most of the island's inhabitants are of Scottish de

Damase Breton, cordonnier

A Breton Anger (1961 - 1981)

In the mid-1960s, Bretons took direct action against the French state. What were the origins and causes of this fervor, sung by Glenmor, the bard of this angry Brittany, from which young people had to emigrate to find a

Homage to Andrè Breton

Short surreal film by Luigi Zanuso.

A Cape Breton Storyteller

The late writer and filmmaker Mike Melski muses about what it means to be a Cape Bretoner, filmed in the special place that always brought him peace and contentment.

bretón / ocho meses

a short movie about rôtis.

Natalie MacMaster Live in Cape Breton

A Gala Concert filmed during the Celtic Colours 10th Anniversary Festival at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Bretón es un bebé

A journey in search of the surreal across the island of Cuba. "The premise was very specific: we had to produce a documentary entitled Los cubanos (The Cubans)." These words open the documentary Los cubanos (The Cubans)

The Gaels of Cape Breton

Shows Scottish settlers in the Highlands of Cape Breton, much like the Highlands of Scotland. Small flocks of sheep like the crofters of the old country wander on the hills and provide wool for spinning and weaving, whil

Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)

"In films shot on 16mm and Super 8 over many years, now edited digitally, I reflect on my many visits to the homes of Robert and June in a relentlessly changing NYC and a seemingly timeless Cape Breton." — Jem Cohen

Les Gaël du Cap Breton

"They Didn't Starve Us Out": Industrial Cape Breton in the 1920s

For 200 years, coal mining had been a way of life in Cape Breton. By 1920 things were looking up: miners were unionized and paid decent wages. Then the British Empire Steel Corporation arrived and bought every single ste

Canada Vignettes: Men of the Deeps, Cape Breton

This short vignette features coal mines in New Waterford and Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, along with traditional Cape Breton folk songs sung by Men of the Deeps - a miners' choral group.

Belle-Île-en-Mer, a Breton and Acadian Island

The inhabitants of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, descendants of the Acadians deported by the British, welcome Acadians from Canada and the USA. This film is a love letter to the solidarity of a scattered people who are still proud o

Marche au Larzac vue d'un oeil breton

ANDRÉ BRETON ET SES AMIS À SAINT-CIRQ-LAPOPIE

André Breton (1896-1966) : Je cherche l'or du temps

Evocation of André Breton's role in the surrealist movement, on images of landscapes, Paris, surrealist paintings, faces of young girls and ruins of castles. The main themes addressed: poetry, love, freedom. (source: Med

Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Legacy

While drinking coffee at an outdoor café, Dupin sees a man drop to his death.

Asterix in Britain

One little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help. They must face fog, rain, warm beer and boiled boar with mint sauce, but they soon have Governor Ency