Motherland: Tales of Wonder
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Motherland: Tales of Wonder | |
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Directed by | Helene Klodawsky |
Produced by | Signe Johansson |
Narrated by | Helene Klodawsky |
Cinematography | Zoe Dirse Joan Hutton John Lucas |
Edited by | Sidonie Kerr |
Music by | Kathryn Moses |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Motherland: Tales of Wonder is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Helene Klodawsky and released in 1994.[1] The film centres on interviews with a variety of women, both older women whose children are now adults and younger women who were still raising young kids at the time the film was made, about the social and cultural pressures attached to motherhood.[2]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 16th Genie Awards in 1996.[3]
References
- ^ Linda Kay, "Film-maker explores real meaning of `good mother' notion". Montreal Gazette, November 8, 1994.
- ^ Janice Kennedy, "Mythologies of modern motherhood still hold many women in captivity". Ottawa Citizen, March 10, 1995.
- ^ Rob Salem, "Lepage movie tops Genie list Le Confessionnal nabs a dozen nominations as first-time directors dominate". Toronto Star, November 8, 1995.
External links
- Motherland: Tales of Wonder at IMDb
- Watch Motherland: Tales of Wonder on the NFB website
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