CANADA ON SCREEN

Canadian directors have created many excellent feature films, but opportunities to see and discuss them are rare. This course— jointly sponsored by the Thomas More Institute and Westmount Library—offers just such an opportunity. Some possible films for screening include: Mon Oncle Antoine (Claude Jutra); I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (Patricia Rozema); Away from Her (Sarah Polley); Atanarjuat (Zacharias Kunuk); The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan); and the recently acclaimed Incendies (Denis Villeneuve). Discussions about each of these films will consider these questions: What did the director intend in making this film? Did the director realize his intentions? What are the film’s strengths and weaknesses? What contributes to its overall impact? What defines its distinctiveness as a Canadian—or Quebecois—film?

COURSE LENGTH: 12 weeks
DISCUSSION TEAM: Janet Boeckh, Clifford Papke and another
FIRST SESSION: Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 1:30 pm