Explore the history of the Jura through two powerful films at the Cinémathèque québécoise!

Programmed and presented by Jerry White (University of Saskatchewan), a specialist in European cultural minorities and their representation in cinema, this special screening offers an in-depth look at the Jura autonomist movement in Switzerland, with a particular focus on the 1970s.

Location:
Cinémathèque québécoise
335 boulevard de Maisonneuve East
Montréal, QC

Date & Time:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

6:00 p.m. – Operation Silence – L’affaire Flükiger
A gripping documentary by Werner Swiss Schweizer investigating a mysterious death in 1977 against the backdrop rising political tensions over the creation of the Canton of Jura.

8:30 p.m. – Sans Roland Béguelin et Marcel Boillat, pas de Canton du Jura !
A retrospective on the struggle led by two key figures of the Jura separatist movement, directed by Pierre-Alain Meier.

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