[4] He was introduced to French through his mother who studied the language in Romania before coming to Canada when she was fifteen years old.

[2] In his early twenties, he spent a year and a half in Paris teaching English where he enjoyed watching films at the Cinématheque and the little Latin Quarter art houses.

[4] He applied for an apprenticeship position that did not require film experience and was hired in 1967 when one of the three initial applicants declined the offer.

[1] He wrote and directed a number of films that look into the lives of Canadian playwrights, writers and musicians such as Irving Layton, F. R. Scott, P. K. Page, Al Purdy, Earle Birney, Ralph Gustafson and Tomson Highway.

"[10] Winkler describes the process of translation as "a constant quest for perfect pitch" and a "sophisticated word game".