Film Weekly 1963-64 year book : Canadian motion picture industry with television section (1963)
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Among the customs revived with this endeavor are the Lenten festivities, the auction sales for the benefit of souls in purgatory, the jigs and customs dating back to the discovery of Canada.
SEUL OU AVEC D’AUTRES
(Alone or With Others)
An Association Generale Des Etudiants De L'Universite De Montreal Production and release. Pro¬ duced by Denys Heroux; directed by Michel Brault and Gilles Groulx; written by Denys Arcand and Stephane Venne; camera, Michel Brault; music, Stephane Venne. Shown in the Critics' Section out-of-competition at the Cannes Film Festival, 1963. Running time 65 mins. In French and in black and white and 35 mm.
CAST: Nicole Braun, Pierre Letourneau, MarieJose Raymond, Michelle Boulizon, Carl Mailhot and Marcel Saint-Germain.
STORY: This film combines the styles and tech¬ niques of France's "new wave" and "cinema verite" movements to reveal the lives of several students who talk into the camera about their thoughts and problems.
The following films were completed during the year but not released. They will be listed in the next edition of the Year Book.
Ville Jolie (Crawley Films, Ottawa)
The Sweet and the Bitter (Commonwealth, Van¬ couver)
Drylanders (NFB, Montreal)
A Tout Prendre (To Take All) (Claude Jutras, Montreal )
The Naked Spur (Tiger Productions, Alberta)
Canadian Short Subjects
(Produced for commercial distribution to theatres)
Canada Carries On Series
Produced by the National Film Board and dis¬ tributed in Canada by Columbia Pictures of Canada.
Very Nice, Very Nice: July, 1962
(Dozens of still pictures which present a telling commentary on the chaotic events of our time. Made by Arthur Lipsett, Shown at the Cannes Film Festival, 1962. B&W. 8 mins.)
David Milne: Aug., 1962
A study of the work and theory of the artist David Milne. Color. 13 mins.)
Nahanni: Sept., 1962
(The story of Albert Faille who has seven times tried to find gold in the mountain vastness of British Columbia along the desolate shores of the Nahanni River. Color. 19 mins.)
The Water Dwellers: Oct., 1962
(A screen journey to Simoon Sound in British Columbia where the forest workers live on river boats. Color. 16 mins.)
Joy of Winter: Nov., 1962
(Children at play in snow and ice. B&W. 15 mins. )
Christmas Fantasy: Dec., 1962
(A party abstract recollection of Christmas past and present by John Feeney. Color. 8 mins.)
Norman McLaren's Welcome Speech: Jan., 1963
(Norman welcomes his audience but finds his microphone takes on human attributes and makes his greetings a difficult one. Originally made for showing at Montreal Film Festival, 1961. B&W. 5 mins.)
Runner: Feb., 1963
(A study of Bruce Kidd in training in a film which analyzes the act of running, rather than the personality of the runner. A film by Donald Owen with commentary by W. H. Auden. B&W. 12 mins.)
Sky: March, 1963
(A day in the life of the sky. A stop-motion comera study by John Feeney. Color. 10 mins.)
Fisherman's Gamble: April, 1963
(Swordfishing off the coast of Glace Bay. B&W. 8 mins.)
Anniversary: May, 1963
(A compilation of scenes from Hollywood films starring actors and actresses who came from Canada. Narrated by Walter Pidgeon. Produced by NFB in tribute to Canadian motion picture theatres on the 60th Anniversary of the first per¬ manent motion picture theatre in Canada. B&W. 19 mins.)
The Ride: June, 1963
(A comedy fantasy about a chauffeur who dreams that his Rolls Royce has run away and discovers later that his dream comes true. Shown at the Cannes Film Festival, 1963. Color. 18 mins.)
The Most
(Distributed in the USA by Janus Films. An InterVideo Production. Produced by Dick Ballentine and Gordon Sheppard; directed by Sheppard; camera, John Foster, John Spotton; editing, Donald Gins¬ berg; music, Dudley Moore; narrator, Ed McGibbon. An amusing and revealing candid camera study of publisher Hugh Heffner at work and at home in Chicago. Shown at the San Francisco Film Festival, winning the Golden Gate Award; at the London Film Festival; at the Melbourne Film Festi¬ val, winning the Boomerang Award; and at the Montreal Film Festival. B&W. 29 mins.)
Old Sold iers Never Die
(Distributed in Canada by IFD; in the UK by Gala; produced, written, directed, edited & photo¬ graphed by Graham Gordon; with the Old Soldier portrayed by Pop Lougheed and the Young Soldier by Donald Peers. A study or old soldiers in To¬ ronto; a sharp, visual commentary on the effects of war. B&W. 14 mins.)
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