The Street

Leaf, Caroline, (film director.). Glover, Guy, (film producer.). Koenig, Wolf, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: This award-winning animation film spares no feelings and minces no words. A poignant interpretation of a short story by Montréal author Mordecai Richler, it makes what is sometimes an embarrassingly frank statement about how many families respond to their old and infirm members. In soft simple washes of watercolour and ink, the filmmaker interprets reactions to a dying grandmother, capturing family feelings and distilling them into harsh reality.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (10 min., 12 sec.) : sound + 2 study guides
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.
Copyright: ©1976

Content descriptions

General Note:	Technical note:.Painting on glass. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Caroline Leaf ; animation, Caroline Leaf ; producer, Guy Glover ; executive producer, Wolf Koenig ; sound, Ken Page ; sound editing, Gloria Demers ; re-recording, Michel Descombes.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Mort Ransen, Vera Heitman, Sarah Dwight, John Hood, Howard Ryshpan.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1976.
Target Audience Note:	12-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Le Cabri Award - Given by the Jury for Best Subject, 1984 Le Bouquetin Award - Given by the Public for Best Animation- Category: Short Film, 1984 Le Bouquetin Award - Given by the Jury for Best Animation, 1984 Amer Golden Eye Award - Category: Judaism, 1979 Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Language Arts, 1977 Certificate for Outstanding Achievement, 1976 Special Prize, 1977 Grand Prize of the Festival, 1976 Recreational Club Pena Zoiti Award for Best Animation Film, 1978 Learning Magazine A-V Award, 1982 Special Award given by the Ministry of Culture and Arts - Accompanied by a Cash Award of 40 Pahlavi Gold Coins, 1977 Special Recognition, 1980 Silver Dolphin for the Best Film Between 3 and 11 minutes - ex-aequo with Le Paysagiste by Jacques Drouin, 1977 Special Jury Mention, 1977 First Prize - Bronze Statuette of St. Finbarr - Category: Animated Films, 1977 First Prize, 1977 Wendy Michener Award given to Caroline Leaf for her contribution to the art of animation, 1976 Etrog for Best Animated Film, 1976 Chris Bronze Plaque, 1977
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).