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Winter Prophecies: The Poetry of Ralph Gustafson
198829 min 34 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Donald Winkler
Production: William Brind
A warm portrait of one of Canada's best poets, Winter Prophecies features exquisite views of the countryside around Ralph Gustafson's home in Québec's Eastern Townships. We meet a talented, yet modest man who has combined his enjoyment of music, his continuing romance with his wife of thirty years, and his deep sense of place, to create enduring works of art. The film will be of particular interest to students and teachers of Canadian literature.
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Subject categories
- Literature and Language - Canada > Canadian LiteratureEnglish-language WritersPoets and PoetryPortraits
- Literature and Language > Portraits
Credits
- director
- Donald Winkler
- producer
- William Brind
- cinematography
- Barry Perles
- sound
- Diane Carrière
- editing
- Rita Roy
- sound editing
- Pierre Béland
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- music
- Alain Clavier