Cinema Of Canada

Often overlooked and overshadowed by its North American cousin Canadian cinemahas nevertheless produced some mesmerising films and directors including AtomEgoya... » 

Often overlooked and overshadowed by its North American cousin Canadian cinemahas nevertheless produced some mesmerising films and directors including AtomEgoyan Robert Lepage and Denys Arcand. The Cinema of Canada contains 24essays each on a different film and divides itself into three distinctcategories EnglishCanadian cinema Qubec cinema Aboriginal cinema. In sodoing it provides a fascinating historical account of the development of filmand documentary traditions across the diverse national and regional communitiesin Canada. Among the many important films discussed are Le Dclin de lempireamricain 1988 Ive Heard the Mermaids Singing 1988 Exotica 1994 LeConfessionale 1995 and Atanarjuat The Fast Runner 2001. «