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The Memories of Angels
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Wikipedia article
'The Memories of Angels' is a 2008 collage film by Luc Bourdon.Alan Jones, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/director-luc-bourdon-the-devil-quebec-knows/article38000597/ "Director Luc Bourdon, the devil Quebec knows"]. 'The Globe and Mail', February 15, 2018.
Summary
Created entirely from stock footage from over 120 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) films, as an homage to the city of Montreal in the 1950s and 1960s. Bourdon incorporates material from films by such well-known directors as Michel Brault, Claude Jutra, Gilles Groulx, Denys Arcand and Arthur Lipsett.
Production
Created by the NFB to help mark its 70th anniversary, the idea for the film had originated 15 years earlier, during a conversation between Bourdon and NFB producer Colette Loumde about making a documentary film entirely from other movies. Pouring over the vintage footage, Bourdon chose his hometown of Montreal also the headquarters of the NFB to be the central character of the film, since no other actor would appear throughout the film.
Accolades
The film received the award for best Quebec film at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema. It was also chosen by the Toronto International Film Festival for that year's Canada's Top Ten.
Sequel
A sequel film, 'The Devil's Share (La Part du diable)', was released in 2018, using the same format to present a portrait of Montreal in the 1970s.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/520317/critique-la-part-du-diable "La part du diable Une poque diablement riche"]. 'Le Devoir', February 16, 2018.
See also
*'Montreal Stories', an anthology film about Montreal
*'Of Time and the City', a collage film about Liverpool
*Arthur Lipsett
References
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