The Street (1976 film)
The Street | |
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Directed by | Caroline Leaf |
Produced by | Guy Glover[1] |
Starring | Mort Ransen (voice)[2] |
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Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Running time | 10 m 12 s[1] |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Street is a 1976 animated short by Caroline Leaf, based on a short story of the same name by Mordecai Richler, and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Animated using paint on glass animation, and set on Saint Urbain Street in Montreal, it explores the reactions of Jewish family in the early 20th century to the death of a grandmother.[3]
Awards
The Street garnered numerous awards including a special prize from the Melbourne International Film Festival and two Canadian Film Awards (now known as the Genie Awards) for Best Animated Film and the Wendy Michener Award, presented in recognition of outstanding artistic achievement in Canadian cinema.[4] It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 49th Academy Awards.[3]
References
- ^ a b Wyndham Wise, ed. (2001-09-08). "The Street". Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press. pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-0802083982.
- ^ "The Street". 1976. National Film Board of Canada Web site. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ a b "The Street". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival.
- ^ Townend, Paul. "Wendy Michener Award". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion.
External links
- 1976 films
- Canadian films
- National Film Board of Canada animated shorts
- Films based on short fiction
- Films set in Montreal
- Films about Jews and Judaism
- Films directed by Caroline Leaf
- Jewish Canadian culture
- Quebec films
- Paint-on-glass animated films
- Films based on works by Mordecai Richler
- Best Animated Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Films about death
- 1970s animated short films
- 1976 animated films
- 1970s Canadian film stubs
- Short animated film stubs