Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: White Pine Pictures
Closed Captioned: No |
Running Time: 30 mins
Country of Origin: Canada
Study Guide: No |
Copyright Date: 1999
Available in French: Yes
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Laurence Green's “The Magnificent Abersons” recounts one Dutch family's tale of paradise lost, paradise regained. Seduced by romantic images touting the prairies as the new Eldorado, Bob and Jane Aberson immigrated to Dauphin, Manitoba in the 1920s. The young couple soon realized that Dauphin was no Eden and farming no romance. Seeking to temper the myth with a hardy dose of fact, Jane began writing a column for a Dutch newspaper that became a regular feature, lasting 30 years. Jane described the realities of farming life in Canada, a country that she had grown to love and that she felt needed no embellishment. Her popularity led to a series of lectures in the N etherlands, where she emerged as a celebrity go-between for thousands more Dutch who followed her to become Canadians.In English: Les Aberson: Un couple à contre-courant |