From:  David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com>
Date:  06 Jun 2014 04:53:01 Hong Kong Time
Newsgroup:  news.alt119.net/nf.general
Subject:  

Re: The Grand Seduction (film)

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In article ,
 David Dalton  wrote:

> Earlier this evening I went to the film The Grand Seduction,
> which is set mostly in outport Newfoundland.   It opened
> in cities across Canada this past Friday.  I highly
> recommend it; it was very funny at times.

But it wasn't all comedy, there were parts about the
collapse of the fishery and the subsequent dependence
of the small town on welfare, plus the need for people
to move away to find work.

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   up to the rhythm/feel it welling up inside" (Colleen Eccleston)