The Ballad of Hard Times

The Ballad of Hard Times () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Richard Boutet and Pascal Gélinas and released in 1983."Première du documentaire «La turlute des années dures»". Bilan du siècle. The film documents the effects of the Great Depression in Quebec through the testimonies of survivors of the period; the film takes its name from its soundtrack of popular Depression-era Quebec folk music, including the songs of La Bolduc.Michel Coulombe, "Chansons d’après-guerre: La turlute des années dures". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 3, No. 6 (May/Jun 1983).

The film won the Prix L.-E.-Ouimet-Molson from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma,Michel Coulombe, "Remise du prix L.E. Ouimet-Molson". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jun–Jul 1984). and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1984.

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