André-7
Joined Mar 1999
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Un-like the highly romantic American films "Fat Man and Little Boy" and "Enola Gay" or the Truncated "Day One" or the well-made "Hiroshima" this is a detailed re-telling of the Manhattan Project with a lot of fascinating side bars. I saw this one first and it really got me going on the subject! All of the above mentioned are recommended for those interested in the subject, but this one is head and shoulders above the rest.
A Wonderful little piece of Canadian cinema was a transitional film between the docu-drama The "Masculine Mystique" and the below average farce they made later. This is the best of the three films. Sam Grana's dry, dead-pan delivery and Wodolovsky's enthusiastic sincerity give the film heart and soul. The film's highlight is Sam\Alex' confrontation with the fertility clinic nurse.
Placed in context this was an interesting little examination of the Canadian male psyche in the 80's.
This was a period in history when the National Film Board's famous Studio D was winning acclaim and attention left and right. The work by Women Canadian film makers seemed to be the only justification for all those millions of tax dollars disappearing down a black hole of the NFB.
This film was put together by a group of male producers at the NFB seemingly as an answer to their female counterparts. It is half documentary, with a group of men from different backgrounds, sitting in a dark studio discussing their attitudes and problems with women and their roles as men. It is half dramatic re-creation with documentary crews capturing those men at home and with their spouses and kids in candid moments. The film did so well it spawned two fictional sequels: 90 Days and The Last Straw.
This was a period in history when the National Film Board's famous Studio D was winning acclaim and attention left and right. The work by Women Canadian film makers seemed to be the only justification for all those millions of tax dollars disappearing down a black hole of the NFB.
This film was put together by a group of male producers at the NFB seemingly as an answer to their female counterparts. It is half documentary, with a group of men from different backgrounds, sitting in a dark studio discussing their attitudes and problems with women and their roles as men. It is half dramatic re-creation with documentary crews capturing those men at home and with their spouses and kids in candid moments. The film did so well it spawned two fictional sequels: 90 Days and The Last Straw.