L'hiver bleu (1979)

Two young women, Christiane (Christiane Lévesque) and Nicole (Nicole Scant), leave their village in the northwest region of Quebec for the larger Abitibi town of Rouyn, where they live in a communal house. Christiane plans to finish her studies at the local college; Nicole dreams of travel and plans to work to earn money. She works as a waitress and a receptionist, moves out of the communal house and eventually leaves for South America. Christiane has trouble adjusting to college and becomes interested in political and social problems. She meets Michel (Michel Chénier), a CEGEP instructor, and with him joins a group concerned with injured workers. Michel asks Christiane to go with him to the Gaspé, but she declines, moves in with politically committed Lise (Lise Pichette), and drops out of college.