I think back to Montreal in 1967, I was 16 and had a so called "Youth/Jeunesse Passport" to visit the exposition. It was really a magical time. The Metro opened and I rode on a brand new train to the Expo site. The pavilions were out of this world. Not to mention all the incredible restaurants, beer gardens and entertainment for young people.
At my age I had no idea of all the effort it took to bring the exposition together. The director has done incredible research to pull together the photos, films and news clippings from the era. We are introduced to the team that made it all possible. Apparently Moscow was supposed to host the fair, but had to cancel 2 years into the project. So Montreal started 2 years late. Despite all the setbacks, the team got rolling. The symbol of the exposition was chosen from a contest, and was simple yet had wide international appeal. There were several moments when the whole project was called in question, but the team never stopped believing that it was possible. There are first hand interviews with several team members, most importantly M. de Gaspé Beaubien and M. Jasmin. There was a huge political dimension to the exposition which is also investigated and makes the ultimate success of the largest world's fair ever of 54 million visitors so satisfying.
At my age I had no idea of all the effort it took to bring the exposition together. The director has done incredible research to pull together the photos, films and news clippings from the era. We are introduced to the team that made it all possible. Apparently Moscow was supposed to host the fair, but had to cancel 2 years into the project. So Montreal started 2 years late. Despite all the setbacks, the team got rolling. The symbol of the exposition was chosen from a contest, and was simple yet had wide international appeal. There were several moments when the whole project was called in question, but the team never stopped believing that it was possible. There are first hand interviews with several team members, most importantly M. de Gaspé Beaubien and M. Jasmin. There was a huge political dimension to the exposition which is also investigated and makes the ultimate success of the largest world's fair ever of 54 million visitors so satisfying.