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| In: | Cinema Journal, 38, 1999, 2, p. 98-110 |
| published: |
University of Texas Press
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| Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
| Physical Description: | 98-110 |
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| ISSN: |
0009-7101
1527-2087 |
| published in: | Cinema Journal |
| Language: | English |
| Collection: | sid-55-col-jstoras3 JSTOR Arts & Sciences III Archive |
<p>Between 1915 and 1930 in Quebec, American films were integrated into local theater: burlesque shows with lectured films; film parody taking the form of monologue, dialogue, or lecture; and even theater texts that borrowed their subjects and narratives from American films. Several authors specialized in the latter genre, and some films were even adapted into two or three theater versions. In fact, this rewriting was another form of appropriation and nationalization of foreign culture narratives.</p> |