Canadian Film

By David Clandfield

Perspectives on Canadian culture is a new Oxford series of brief surveys which includes Canadian film, and a general view and history of both English and French Canadian film. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195405811
• ISBN13: 9780195405811
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Canada
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The best book in the field of Film

Canadian Film (1987) by distinguished Professor David Clandfield is an important work in the field of Film. It is the best book I have ever read in that field. It builds strong foundations for understanding both English and French cultures in Canada. Every student in any film or cultural programs and anyone who deals with anything related to film or culture will benefit from reading this book. It includes the origins of first motion pictures in Canada in 1896, showing a breathtaking coverage of scenes such as, "the arrival of a train, a small boat going out to sea, the Lumieres playing cards, the demolition of a wall, and so on" (p.1). More important, the book covers four dominant categories of film: documentary, fictional, animated, and experimental. This slim book is not only easy to read and enjoyable, but also the fact that its content is powerful and useful. Tom William