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Le volcan : une réflexion sur la vie et la mort de Malcolm Lowry

Long métrage documentaire sur l’écrivain Malcolm Lowry. Aux prises avec ses démons, ses cauchemars, ses fantasmes, obsédé par le suicide d'un de ses amis, Lowry vécut une longue agonie d'alcoolique. Ce qui ne l'empêcha pas de livrer au monde des pages qui le situent parmi les plus grands écrivains du 20e siècle. Des gens qui l'ont bien connu témoignent du voyage aux enfers de cet homme, dont l'âme fut errance, le corps embarras et l’œuvre génialité.
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Long métrage documentaire sur l’écrivain Malcolm Lowry. Aux prises avec ses démons, ses cauchemars, ses fantasmes, obsédé par le suicide d'un de ses amis, Lowry vécut une longue agonie d'alcoolique. Ce qui ne l'empêcha pas de livrer au monde des pages qui le situent parmi les plus grands écrivains du 20e siècle. Des gens qui l'ont bien connu témoignent du voyage aux enfers de cet homme, dont l'âme fut errance, le corps embarras et l’œuvre génialité.

 This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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  • director
    Donald Brittain
    John Kramer
  • text
    Donald Brittain
    John Kramer
  • producer
    Donald Brittain
    Robert Duncan
  • executive producer
    James de B. Domville
  • images
    Douglas Kiefer
  • animation camera
    Jacques Avoine
  • sound
    James McCarthy
  • editing
    John Kramer
  • sound editing
    Les Halman
    Abbey Jack Neidik
  • sound mixer
    Michel Descombes
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • research
    Robert Duncan
  • narration
    Gérard Poirier
  • voice
    Jean-Marie Lemieux
  • music
    Alain Clavier

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Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
English Language Arts - CanLit Health/Personal Development - Mental Health/Stress/Suicide History and Citizenship Education - Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
Students compare one of the passages in the film to passages selected from writers like Faulkner and Conrad, considering breadth of allusion, imagery, style. Why is Lowry considered a top writer in English, despite his having produced only one masterpiece? Students explore why Mexico was chosen by Lowry as symbolic setting. For example, research Day of the Dead, the volcanos, mythology. Students analyse and discuss poems by Lowry, looking for connections to Under the Volcano.
Le volcan : une réflexion sur la vie et la mort de Malcolm Lowry
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