Torn Sprockets: The Uncertain Projection of the Canadian Film

(These pivot around the year 1939, a periodization influenced by the outbreak of World War II and the invention of the National Film Board of Canada by John Grierson.) The third section of the book, well over a hundred pages in length, is a selective filmography of Canadian feature production from 1...

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Published inFilm Criticism Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 18 - 21
Main Author Hagopian, Kevin Jack
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Ann Arbor Allegheny College 01.04.1991
Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan Library)
Subjects
Business
Canadian content
Canadian movies
Competition
Cultural groups
Documentary films
Motion picture directors & producers
NATIONAL CINEMAS
Nonfiction
Politics
War
Canada
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Summary:(These pivot around the year 1939, a periodization influenced by the outbreak of World War II and the invention of the National Film Board of Canada by John Grierson.) The third section of the book, well over a hundred pages in length, is a selective filmography of Canadian feature production from 1945 to 1984. The initial section, "Early Canadian filmmaking" (pp. 10-72), is a triptych, telling of initial efforts in commercial and documentary filmmaking and providing an anecdotal history of the founding and first years of the National Film Board of Canada. In believing that film culture should be shaped by government fiat, industry group strategy, or the tastes of cultural opinion leaders, Pratley's cry of the heart is the failed dream of reform not only of the post-War Canadian cinema, but also of the British and Australian cinemas of the period.
ISSN:0163-5069
2471-4364