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''Creating Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis'' is a 1973 Canadian documentary film directed by Robin Spry and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. The film was shot during the October Crisis and concentrates on the personal reactions of English-speaking Quebecers to the crisis and the threat of the Quebec nationalist group, Front de libération du Québec. ==Overview== The film captures the sometimes personal reactions of groups of English-speaking Quebecers, identified by their different ages and social classes. They express their reactions to the actions of the FLQ and those taken by the Trudeau government. The film summarizes the events of the crisis and contains TV footage of Trudeau speaking, explaining his decision to make use of the War Measures Act. The film captures a group watching the footage in Westmount, a wealthy enclave on the Island of Montreal. The group argues over whether what happened in Quebec could also happen outside of the province. The professors in the group perceive their political weakness as a minority in Quebec. The fears discussed are that the United States will intervene in Canadian affair or that Quebec nationalism will leave them isolated in the province. In a poorer English-speaking suburb of Montreal, a group discuss democracy and how citizens were not given the right to vote on the use of the War Measures Act, and how this could facilitate a police state. However one woman supports the deployment of the troops, judging it as an appropriate action to the excesses of the FLQ. A man rebukes her when she says the troops make her feel safe, he argues that they are only stationed to protect the homes of the city's wealthy elite. The group also discuss whether or not the FLQ detainees should be released or not. Th film then bases attention on a group of business executives. They regard the government's actions in the wake of the crisis as 'courageous and very right'. They also express that the local anglophone community should make an effort to preserve Quebec from such anarchy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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