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Self-Portrait: Part 4

This short compilation, the fourth of a five-part series, features excerpts from memorable NFB films produced from 1939 to 1960. Commentary between excerpts notes the significant characteristics of each film's style and subject. Included in this volume are excerpts from Corral, The Grievance, Jolifou Inn, Monkey on the Back, Blinkity-Blank, World in a Marsh, Canadian Profile, The Sceptre and the Mace and City of Gold.
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This short compilation, the fourth of a five-part series, features excerpts from memorable NFB films produced from 1939 to 1960. Commentary between excerpts notes the significant characteristics of each film's style and subject. Included in this volume are excerpts from Corral, The Grievance, Jolifou Inn, Monkey on the Back, Blinkity-Blank, World in a Marsh, Canadian Profile, The Sceptre and the Mace and City of Gold.

Film and Video Arts All subjects
  • director
    Guy Glover

Education

Ages 17 to 17
School subjects
History and Citizenship Education - Issues in Society Today History and Citizenship Education - Modernization of Quebec Society (1929-1980)
What do these pioneering films have to teach us about culture, customs and politics? What connections can we make with our current period? Which filmmaking approach do students find the most striking? Which one is the most outdated? Ask the class to analyze the content of these films as if they were on an archaeological dig. Music, narration, dramatic techniques—the students should use every aspect in evaluating the various social qualities of the films.

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