Timothy Findley: Anatomy of a Writer is a Canadian television documentary film, directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate and released in 1992.[1] The film is a portrait of writer Timothy Findley, featuring both interview segments and scenes which try to illuminate his creative process by dramatizing several rewritten variations on his then-forthcoming theatrical play The Stillborn Lover as acted by William Hutt, Martha Henry and Susan Coyne.[2]
Timothy Findley: Anatomy of a Writer | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Directed by | Terence Macartney-Filgate |
Starring | Timothy Findley William Hutt Martha Henry Susan Coyne |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Terence Macartney-Filgate Silva Basmajian Don Haig Dennis R. Murphy |
Cinematography | Terence Macartney-Filgate |
Editor | Darryl Cornford |
Running time | 58 minutes |
Production company | National Film Board of Canada |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | January 30, 1992 |
The film was broadcast on CBC Television on January 30, 1992, as an episode of Adrienne Clarkson Presents.[2]
The film won the Donald Brittain Award for best social or political documentary at the 7th Gemini Awards in 1993.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ted Shaw, "Will the real Findley stand up?". Windsor Star, January 30, 1992.
- ^ a b Pearl Sheffy Gefen, "Timothy Findley: Actors play out the author's work-in-progress on Adrienne Clarkson Presents Thursday, CBC at 8 p.m.". The Globe and Mail, January 25, 1992.
- ^ "Beleaguered McKenna honored with two Geminis". Montreal Gazette, March 7, 1993.
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