In 1948, penniless immigrant Philip Fermanian opened the Cinema Pine in Saint-Adele, a movie theatre that would hold a unique place in the North American film industry. In this book, author Stephane Desjardins tells the story of the Fermanian family, whose patriarch left Turkey during the Armenian genocide of the 1920s and settled in the Pays-d'en-Haut, where he hoped to farm the land. Stuck with a rocky plot of land, the Fermanians had to earn a living by the sweat of their brow and reinvented themselves by selling produce. The story takes an unexpected turn when a young woman...
In 1948, penniless immigrant Philip Fermanian opened the Cinema Pine in Saint-Adele, a movie theatre that would hold a unique place in the North Ameri...
In 1948, penniless immigrant Philip Fermanian opened the Cinema Pine in Saint-Adele, a movie theatre that would hold a unique place in the North American film industry. In this book, author Stephane Desjardins tells the story of the Fermanian family, whose patriarch left Turkey during the Armenian genocide of the 1920s and settled in the Pays-d'en-Haut, where he hoped to farm the land. Stuck with a rocky plot of land, the Fermanians had to earn a living by the sweat of their brow and reinvented themselves by selling produce. The story takes an unexpected turn when a young woman...
In 1948, penniless immigrant Philip Fermanian opened the Cinema Pine in Saint-Adele, a movie theatre that would hold a unique place in the North Ameri...