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Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer
Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer is a Documentary film directed by Robert A. Duncan, starring Hugh MacLennan, Robert A. Duncan, Alan Maitland.
Documentary
Overview
A portrait of and tribute to the author who, with the publication of Barometer Rising in 1941, set a precedent in Canadian literature by writing about Canadian topics and places and, in so doing, paved the way for a thriving national literary movement. Through the use of still photographs, archival footage and interviews, this documentary traces seven decades of MacLennan's public and private life--as a young boy in Nova Scotia, brought up in a strict Presbyterian family of Scottish descent, as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, as a professor at McGill University, and as the author of seven novels and numerous essays. Also featured in the film are several readings from MacLennan's work.
Cast
Hugh MacLennan, Robert A. Duncan, Alan Maitland
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What is "Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer" about?
A portrait of and tribute to the author who, with the publication of Barometer Rising in 1941, set a precedent in Canadian literature by writing about Canadian topics and places and, in so doing, paved the way for a thriving national literary movement. Through the use of still photographs, archival footage and interviews, this documentary traces seven decades of MacLennan's public and private life--as a young boy in Nova Scotia, brought up in a strict Presbyterian family of Scottish descent, as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, as a professor at McGill University, and as the author of seven novels and numerous essays. Also featured in the film are several readings from MacLennan's work.
Who stars in "Hugh MacLennan: Portrait of a Writer"?
The cast includes Hugh MacLennan, Robert A. Duncan, Alan Maitland.
