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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1983

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Hugh MacLennan,Robert A. Duncan,Alan Maitland

Director

Robert A. Duncan

Writer

Robert A. Duncan

Producer

Robert A. Duncan,Barrie Howells

Cinematography

Vic Sarin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0223483