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In the Shadow of Hollywood
20001 h 51 min 51 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Sylvie Groulx
Production: Éric Michel
Script: Sylvie Groulx
The world of cinema is undergoing another massive transformation. Forget the talkies, forget post-war neo-realism, forget film noir, new wave, world cinema ... the new millennium is all about huge entertainment complexes that overwhelm us with sensory bombardment. In the Shadow of Hollywood examines this assault on our senses through interviews with directors, producers, writers and other experts in the film industry. Notable figures such as Arthur Penn, Bertrand Tavernier, Alain Tanner, Agnieszka Holland, Marin Karmitz, Denys Arcand, Margarethe von Trotta, Andrzej Wajda and Milos Forman speak out with passion and humour, acceptance, indignation, discouragement and hope. The questions addressed are 1) How did the movies become a strategic American industry whose goal is dominance of the world's screens? 2) How have American films captured the imagination of audiences the world over? 3) Considering the Hollywood penchant for happy endings, is it still possible to create films that are "great art"? In French with English subtitles.
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Subject categories
- Film and Video Arts > Cinema, Television and VideoCommunity and SocietyFilm and Video MakingHistorical PerspectivesMass Media and Media Literacy
- Foreign Countries > EuropeFranceInternational Perspectives
- Economics > Globalization
- Media and Communication > Media Issues
Credits
- direction
- Sylvie Groulx
- research
- Sylvie Groulx
- script
- Sylvie Groulx
- direction - assistance
- Laurent Gagliardi
- research - assistance
- Laurent Gagliardi
- script - assistance
- Laurent Gagliardi
- cinematographer
- Michel La Veaux
- cinematographer - assistant
- Alex Margineanu
- Louis Bélanger
- Martin Lebel
- location sound
- Stéphan Bauer
- Marie-France Delagrave
- location manager
- Gilles Vatinet
- Michael Reisman
- Germain Bonneau
- Michel Richard
- Frederick Galfas
- picture editing
- France Pilon
- picture editing - assistance
- Anne Bernier
- sound editing
- Claude Beaugrand
- sound editing - assistance
- Francine Poirier
- Vincent Leblanc
- narration - writer
- Jean Chabot
- Sylvie Groulx
- voice
- Liz MacRae
- casting
- Hubert Fielden
- archival researcher
- Nancy Marcotte
- archival researcher - collaboration
- Pascale Bilodeau
- Dominique Parent
- music composer
- Robert M. Lepage
- musician
- Claude Castonguay
- Aron Doyle
- Normand Guilbeault
- Claude Lavergne
- Robert M. Lepage
- Frank Lozano
- Sylvain Provost
- music recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- Robert Langlois
- Sylvain Cajelais
- Patrick Viegas
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- Jean Paul Vialard
- online editing
- Denis Pilon
- visual effects
- NFB postproduction services
- subtitles
- Kathleen Fleming
- translation
- Ewa Zebrowski
- music excerpt
- Martial Solal
- Ry Cooder
- Ronald J. Kahn
- Gus Ascap
- Herbert Ascap
- Ward Edward Ascap
- Michael Danna
- archival rights
- Lucie Bourgoin
- music clearances
- Lucie Bourgoin
- participation
- Denys Arcand
- Anne-Marie Bidaud
- Luciana Castellina
- Milos Forman
- Claude Fournier
- Agnieszka Holland
- Marin Karmitz
- Todd McCarthy
- Jonathan Nossiter
- Arthur Penn
- Leslie Quinton
- Roland Smith
- Jean-Charles Tacchella
- Alain Tanner
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Daniel Toscan du Plantier
- Margarethe Von Trotta
- Andrzej Wajda
- Irwin Winkler
- administration
- Colette Brodeur
- administration assistant
- Dany Delpy
- technical coordination
- Richard Cliche
- marketing officer
- Élise Labbé
- assistant to the producer
- Christiane Germain
- producer
- Éric Michel