The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis

199850 minFilm: Documentaire

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Réalisation: Peter d'Entremont

Production: Peter d'EntremontMike MahoneyKent MartinDon HaigChristopher ZimmerSally Bochner

Scénarisation: Lance Gerard Woolaver

Co-produced by Triad Film Productions Limited and the NFB in association with Vision TV; with the participation of the Nova Scotia Film Development Corp. and with sponsorship from the MT&T New Media and Culture Innovation Fund.

Maud Lewis was disfigured, impoverished and married to a man who "wasn't exactly Prince Charming"--but she produced a torrent of sparkling, joyous paintings. During her lifetime, Maud's works sold for as little as two dollars each. Today, she is Canada's most famous folk artist. Thousands pack galleries around the world to marvel at her uplifting paintings. The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis is the first film to tell Maud's whole story: from her carefree childhood, to the onset of the rheumatoid arthritis that would cripple her body and gnarl her hands, to the tragic story of the daughter she never knew she had. Through this wonderful film, we experience the beauty and simplicity of the paintings that gave meaning to her life.

Catégories de sujets


  • Arts visuels > Provinces de l'AtlantiquePeintureFemmes artistes
  • Femmes - Portraits > Artistes en arts visuels

Générique


réalisateur
Peter d'Entremont
producteur
Peter d'Entremont
Mike Mahoney
Kent Martin
producteur exécutif
Don Haig
Christopher Zimmer
Sally Bochner
scénario
Lance Gerard Woolaver
photographie
Michael Koszyca
son
Arthur McKay
montage
Phil Comeau
montage sonore
John Rosborough
ré-enregistrement
Serge Boivin
narrateur
Deborah Allen
musique
Sandy Moore
interprète
Phyllis Essex-Fraser
Ken Maher
participation
Cora Greenaway
Philip Raymond Woolaver
Nate Bain
Kathleen Gavel
Marie Hersey
Theresa Hersey
Arthur Sullivan
Frank Lewis
Keith Amiro
Paul Muise

Prix et récompenses


  • Prix pour le montage sonore (John Rosborough)Atlantic International Film Festival
  • Prix pour la composition musicale (Sandy Moore)Atlantic International Film Festival
  • Prix Margaret Perry - Meilleure production de la Nouvelle-Ecosse - assorti d'une bourse de 2,000$ en matériel de production.Atlantic International Film Festival
  • Prix spécial du JuryFestival de film de Yorkton