Article: The Personal Becomes Political at the Montreal Festival.

Whatever the reason, this year's Montreal World Festival opened not with a bang but with a whimper. Whether because labor disputes closed the imposing Place des Arts Theatre--the usual venue for opening-night ceremonies--or because last year's Air Canada strike left journalists wary of not finding a way home, the fever-pitch opening days of former years was found flagging. This year's publicists suffered from ennui rather than overwork and journalists tepidly made their way to screenings without the help of the late-night 'buzz' about promising films in the usually crowded cocktail lounge at festival headquarters--this year closed down before ten o'clock. Not until the ...

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