Alan Maitland
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The Road to Patriation
1982-04-14
The Road to Patriation
Overview: This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home the Canadian Constitution from England. This film concentrates on the politicking and lobbying that finally led to its patriation in 1982. Five prime ministers had failed before Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau took up the challenge in the early 1970s. Principal players in this documentary are federal Minister of Justice Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister Trudeau, 10 provincial premiers and a host of journalists, politicians, lawyers, and diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-14
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Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas
1995-01-01
Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas
Overview: Based on the short story by Stephen Leacock, this is a satirical camera-animated story about Christmas expectations and the loss of innocence. Young Hoodoo has bought his parents cigars and a brooch for Christmas. As he opens his presents expectantly on Christmas morning, he keeps his hopes up until the end--will the next gift from Santa Claus be a pair of skates, a puppy dog, Noah's Ark, a sleigh or a drum...? When none of the gifts meets his expectations, he decides to do things differently next year.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Tristan
1999-08-21
Tristan
Overview: Michael J. Murphy's third adaptation of the 'Tristan and Iseult' saga.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-21
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Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer
Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer
Overview: A portrait of and tribute to the author who, with the publication of Barometer Rising in 1941, set a precedent in Canadian literature by writing about Canadian topics and places and, in so doing, paved the way for a thriving national literary movement. Through the use of still photographs, archival footage and interviews, this documentary traces seven decades of MacLennan's public and private life--as a young boy in Nova Scotia, brought up in a strict Presbyterian family of Scottish descent, as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, as a professor at McGill University, and as the author of seven novels and numerous essays. Also featured in the film are several readings from MacLennan's work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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