

Twice Upon a Time
1979-01-01 · 11 min · ★ 10.0
This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s 2 official languages. In Stereoville, each speaker of one language is tied to a speaker of the other, back-to-back. Into this two-stepping society stumbles a character whose very existence causes considerable consternation among locals: an unattached individual with command of both languages.
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- Directors
- Giles Walker
- Production companies
- ONF | NFB
- Countries
- Canada
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- Released
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Wayne RobsonDesk Clerk
Jean ArchambaultCommis à la réception
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