Set amid the wafts of marijuana and incense on the bohemian montreal main, the film boldly goes where few have gone before. The montreal film industry group montreal, qc meetup. Frank, a photographer living among the assorted outcasts, junkies, and artists populating montreals main is quieter and more introspective than most of his friends. However, film and television offices in some administrative regions may direct you to the authorities responsible for these requests.
Born and raised in odessa, oistrakh became one of the 20th centurys preeminent musical virtuosi. Mtl blog is the leading destination for daily local montreal news, best places to eat and drink and weekly recommendations on things to do in the city. Everything is what it is and yet, like the classic nfb. The film played the gay film festival circuits in the 1970s and occasionally showed up on us art house screens at the time, but has rarely been revived since. Peter harcourt peter harcourt, a canadian critic based at the british film institute, was hired by queens university in 1967 to teach its first regular film course.
This is the backdrop of montreal main, written by vitale, moyle, and lack, and starring all three. The ecumenical jury at cannes was inaugurated in 1974, following the efforts of the organization interfilm. A longhaired canadian boys johnny sutherland parents discourage his friendship with an arty 30yearold man frank vitale. The apprenticeship of duddy kravitz 1974 imdb an ambitious young. A queer film classic concordia university january 1. Edward norton, marlon brando his last completed film, and angela bassett. There are a whole bunch of great frenchlanguage films set in montreal that i wont. Naturalistic in appearance, it has the air of making itself up as it goes along. Get uptodate 197475 montreal canadiens schedule and results and much more on. Uncertain identities montreal main 1974 by peter harcourt photo by lois siegel. Michel braults great verite melodrama, also from 1974. The main effect of lipsetts films was to inject the idea of avantgarde film into a.
Fell in love with film making and im looking into it as a career path maybe director of photography. M665 w38 2010 the book, a collaboration between thomas waugh and jason garrison, details the nuanced history of this peculiar 1974 film, which was released on dvd for the first time in 2009. This panel examines the remarkable achievements of the great violinist david oistrakh 19081974. Likewise, the message of the film imagination is wonderful. That this absurd, overblown and somewhat incoherent feature was finally completed. The film treads a fine line in sussing out franks sexual confusion as he navigates what it feels like to be part of a gay bohemian montreal arts community while not being gay himself. Montreal independent film and tv montreal, qc meetup. I lived in vancouver before, and the really expensive life style made me consider montreal instead. Screening at garden scene in montreal july 8th 2015. The city is home to the headquarters of the acclaimed national film board of canada nfb. In frank vitales autobiographical study, he plays a photographer living among the assorted outcasts, junkies, and artists populating montreals main. Lawrence boulevardthe montreal main of the titlewe hear frank and pammy marchant, shouting at one another.
Graduate with a professional portfolio of work showcasing your abilities. Cronenberg actually shot several of his early films in montreal. Bozo looks like a combination of billy corgan, crispen glover, flea, cory feldman, and a guy a used to know. Frank vitale, montreal main, 1974, 16 mm, blackandwhite, sound. The imaginary documentaries of montreal filmmakers frank. A film that is so seventyish that almost the smell of chips in blvd. I read terrible things about trebas and concordia is really expensive and a 4 year course. Politic 19781112 reelection of jean drapeau as mayor of montreal. The film opens with a sense of personal relationships as a battle ground. On frank vitales montreal main winnipeg film group. He headed the first film studies department in canada 1969. Frank vitale, a bearded introvert described early on as the noisy silent type, is a photographer whos spent time in new york but who now follows his towheaded partner in crime, bozo moyle, around french canada. Frank vitale and stephen lack will appear at both screenings. Silent night, bloody night 1972 spectacular optical.
Vitale will be at afa presenting both his montreal main 1974 and moyles the rubber gun 1977 alongside motormouthed muse and performer lack, who appears in both films. Nov 30, 2010 waugh and garrison treat montreal main with all the complexity that a vanguard film dealing with the relationships between men and boys deserve. The film was directed by frank vitale, and written by vitale, allan moyle and stephen lack. Yet every image in the film and every element of its style possess the resonance of metaphor. The montreal film group is the largest film group in canada with over 2,000 members the montreal film group has three divisons the montreal movie fans the montreal film industry group the montreal singles movie group membership to the club is 100% free. Although montreal saw the rise of important abstract painting in the. Film schools in montreal filmmaking is a very rewarding career, thanks to technology more and more people get access to the latest resources for filmmakers. Can someone indicate a good film school in montreal. This guide will appear periodically with films listed in chronologi cal order from the first day. Within a year of its completion, wavelength became the focus of an.
It seemed no great leap for vitale to set to making a film more or less documenting their surroundings. Everything is what it is and yet, like the classic nfb documentaries of the 1950s, suggests other things. Writerdirector frank vitale and cowriter allan moyle created something unique and hard to forget in montreal main. Jul 02, 2015 original trailer for frank vitals montreal main 1974. This project was built by athabasca university and is funded in part by the canada interactive fund program of canadian heritage. Heres an opportunity for likeminded people to meet, talk shop or simply shoot the breeze in a stimulating gathering of the minds. At moscow conservatory oistrakh taught some of the best soviet violinists. Frank, a photographer living among the assorted outcasts, junkies, and artists populating montreal s main is quieter and more introspective than most of his friends. Delegates from various european protestant film associations founded interfilm in. There were a couple of kids films in farouns roster, but most were racier fare including giles carles les males 1975 and frank vitales montreal main 1974. It is strongly recommended that students in the specialization have, or acquire, knowledge of french. Unfortunatelly i dont speak french will be studying it tho.
The film was directed by frank vitale, and written by vitale, allan moyle and stephen lack the film centres on frank vitale and bozo moyle, two friends of ambiguous sexuality living in the bohemian arts community of montreal, quebec. Pages in category films set in montreal the following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. Frank vitale owner, vitale productions selfemployed. Maybe very few people will ever have a chance to watch this film. The movie imagined by frank vitale, allan moyle, and stephen lack fell into place at that point. Frank is a photographer living among the assorted outcasts, junkies, gaybisexual friends and artists populating montreal s main street. Canadian film online is an interactive website devoted to the history of fulllength feature filmmaking in canada. Amusement arcades in downtown montreal, circa 1980s. Amazingly well received both here and in the us the kneejerk hysteria over intergenerational relations apparently hadnt yet taken over, montreal main met an ambivalent response in the embryonic gay media of the day. Montreal was the host of the 1976 summer olympic games. It is a film that was first shot completely on video as a test drive. He collaborated with leading musicians and composers of his time, among them aram khachatourian and dmitri shostakovich.
Cannes ecumenical jury applies thoughtful criteria to. Waugh and garrison treat montreal main with all the complexity that a vanguard film dealing with the relationships between men and boys deserve. Original trailer for frank vitals montreal main 1974. Montreal also hosted the first ever world outgames in the summer of 2006, attracting over 16,000 participants engaged in 35 sporting activities.
A city of images, montreal is considered to be the cradle of film production in canada. Montreal is a centre of film and television production. Its a portrait of people who are, to quote the film, hip on the outside, scared and nervous about things on the inside. Nick pinkerton on 1970s canadian independents artforum. As the camera moves in on the outside of franks loft on st. The film was directed by frank vitale fr, and written by vitale, allan moyle and stephen lack. Its a very rare and forgotten film that may be in some forgotten vault in montreal or new york, where vitale worked about twenty five years ago. There have been other movies that feature memorable musical. Permits and licenses in quebec, filming authorizations and permits are managed by municipalities. Are you a pro or a beginner in the tv, movie or film industry director, producer, writer, actor or simply a lover of the seventh art. On frank vitales montreal main by john greyson montreal main. Frank is a photographer living among the assorted outcasts, junkies, gaybisexual friends and artists populating montreals main street.
Silent night, bloody night is a slowburn oddity with atmosphere and eclecticism and budget holes to spare, but style and set pieces that prefigure so many elements of bob clarks black christmas 1974 killer in the house, creepy phone calls, cold, dark shadowy nights that i assumed this must have been a canadian production. Theres something admirable and intriguing in montreal main s nonsensationalist approach to its subject matter. Theres something admirable and intriguing in montreal mains nonsensationalist approach to its subject matter. Vitales first feature was the most honest film about male sexuality made to date. Specialization in film production 66 credits major in film production 54 credits students in the major may apply to transfer to the specialization in their third year. Ive also added a few others i remember that werent on stecatherine. Frank vitale pushes boundaries in this independent, controversial story from 1974 that exposes two different worlds. They eloquently describe and analyze the film, placing it at the interstices of film aesthetics, sexual liberation history, and the larger history of representations of the desiring body. Its mostly just addresses, with a few personal recollections. Montreal main is a canadian docufiction film, released in 1974.
David oistrakh 19081974 davis center for russian and. Footage taken by the filmed 16mm trailer uploaded by ultra 8 pictures. Movies, memories and montreal broken pencil magazine. Movie details for montreal main 1974 montreal main 1974 country. Following we have a list of film schools located in montreal, quebec. Its complicated and warm, filled with contradictory, improvisatory performances. Written by vitale, moyle, and local personality stephen lack, montreal main 1974 has little pretense to narrative, more concerned with portraying the milieu and way of life, the actors performing under their own names, and spending much of their time simply hanging out, chewing the fat. Vitale, born in jacksonville, florida, first came to montreal in the 1960s to study at mcgill university, where he met collaborator moyle. Frank director frank vitale, an adult photographer, befriends and grows close to a young boy, johnny john sutherland, over their mutual interest in photography. Perhaps the bestknown movie playing anthology is donald shebibs. And his growing attraction to the boy, is questioned by his community, the boys parents, and frank himself. The film centres on frank vitale and bozo moyle, two friends of ambiguous sexuality living in the bohemian arts community of montreal, quebec. In frank vitales autobiographical study, he plays a photographer living among the assorted outcasts, junkies, and artists populating montreal s main.
Montreal main 1974 a longhaired canadian boys johnny sutherland parents discourage his friendship with an arty 30yearold man frank vitale. Frank vitales montreal main 1974 has a neohippie failed artist. Montreal was in the fullthrottle grip of its own quebecois nouvelle vague, with features by arcand, lefebvre, groulx and heroux being produced. Get uptodate 197475 montreal canadiens roster and statistics and much more on. Montreal main has somehow been lost to the annals, which is unfortunate.
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