The Right Candidate for Rosedale

Overview

This short documentary records Anne Cools’ 1978 run for the Liberal Party nomination in Rosedale, one of Toronto's largest and socially most diverse federal ridings. The film records her bid for political power, and explains the nomination contest, a basic step in the Canadian electoral process. Because she was competing against the Liberal Party's preferred candidate, the nomination battle in Rosedale turned into one of the most innovative and fascinating in the history of Canadian politics.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1979

Original language

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Pierre Elliott Trudeau,Anne Cools,John Robert Evans,Bronwyn Drainie

Director

Bonnie Sherr Klein,Anne Henderson

Producer

Bonnie Sherr Klein,Margaret Pettigrew,Kathleen Shannon

Cinematography

Pierre Letarte

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0227383