Al Purdy Was Here.
(eVideo)
Contributors
D. Johnson, Brian, film director.
Purdy, Al, actor.
Cockburn, Bruce, actor.
Purdy, Eurithe, actor.
Downie, Gord, actor.
Purdy, Al, actor.
Cockburn, Bruce, actor.
Purdy, Eurithe, actor.
Downie, Gord, actor.
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Films We Like, 2015., Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Format
eVideo
Language
English
Notes
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Title from title frames.
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Film
General Note
In Process Record.
Participants/Performers
Al Purdy, Bruce Cockburn, Eurithe Purdy, Gord Downie, Gordon Pinsent, Joseph Boyden, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Sarah Harmer, Tanya Tagaq
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Films We Like in 2015.
Description
What does it take to carve out a career as a poet? Why on earth would anyone attempt it? AL PURDY WAS HERE is the portrait of an artist driven to become a great Canadian poet at a time when the category barely existed. Al Purdy is a charismatic tower of contradictions: a "sensitive man" who whips out a poem in a bar fight; a factory worker who finds grace in an Arctic flower; a mentor to young writers who remained a stranger to sons. Purdy has been called the last, best and most Canadian poet. "Voice of the Land" is engraved on his tombstone. But before finding fame as the country’s unofficial poet laureate, he endured years of poverty and failure. Official Selection: **Toronto International Film Festival**
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
D. Johnson, B., Purdy, A., Cockburn, B., Purdy, E., Downie, G., Pinsent, G., Boyden, J., Atwood, M., Ondaatje, M., Harmer, S., & Tagaq, T. (2015). Al Purdy Was Here . Films We Like.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brian, D. Johnson et al.. 2015. Al Purdy Was Here. Films We Like.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brian, D. Johnson et al.. Al Purdy Was Here Films We Like, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)D. Johnson, Brian,, et al. Al Purdy Was Here Films We Like, 2015.
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