Hemingway: A Portrait is a 1999 Canadian short docudrama film, directed by Érik Canuel.[1] The film portrays a film crew putting together a newsreel retrospective about the life of Ernest Hemingway following his death in 1961.[2]
| Hemingway: A Portrait | |
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| Directed by | Érik Canuel |
| Written by | Bernard Lajoie |
| Produced by | Bernard Lajoie Tatsuo Shimamura |
| Starring | William J. Waterbury Martin Watier David Lebel Bouchard |
| Narrated by | Marc Strange |
| Cinematography | Allen Smith |
| Edited by | Denis Papillon |
| Music by | Michel Corriveau |
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| Distributed by | Direct Cinema Limited |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film was distributed as part of a double bill with Aleksandr Petrov's animated film The Old Man and the Sea.[3]
Awards
editThe film won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary at the 20th Genie Awards in 2000.[4]
References
edit- ^ Oliver Jones, "The Old Man and the Sea". Variety, September 13, 1999.
- ^ Philippa Hawker, "Ernest but dull; Film". The Age, July 29, 1999.
- ^ Joe Bush, "Unusual animation technique adds dimension to Hemingway". Daily Herald, July 21, 1999.
- ^ "Winners at the Genie Awards". Welland Tribune, January 31, 2000.
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