‘Show Girls’ celebrates Montreal’s swinging Black jazz scene from the 1920’s to the 1960’s, when the city was wide open. Three women who danced in the legendary Black clubs of the day - Rockhead’s Paradise, The Terminal, Cafe St. Michel - share their unforgettable memories of life at the center of one of the world’s hottest jazz spots. From the Roaring Twenties, through the Second World War, and on into the golden era of clubs in the fifties and sixties, ‘Show Girls’ chronicles the lives of Bernice, Tina and Olga, mixing their memories with rarely seen footage of the era. Their stories are told against a backdrop of the fascinating social and political history that made Montreal a jazz and nightclub hotspot for decades. It is a story of song and dance, music and pride. (Award: Yorkton.) Narrated by Anthony Sherwood.
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ACMI Identifier
309371
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Quebec (Province)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Africa
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Canada
Crafts & Visual Arts → Women artists
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Pluralism (Social sciences)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Africa
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Canada
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Africa
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Music & Performing Arts → Big band music
Music & Performing Arts → Dancers
Music & Performing Arts → Jazz dance
Music & Performing Arts → Jazz music
Music & Performing Arts → Music
Music & Performing Arts → Music - 20th century
Music & Performing Arts → Music - Canada
Music & Performing Arts → Music - History and criticism
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)