Reading Alistair MacLeod

Synopsis

This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No Great Mischief, which was celebrated around the world. Depicting men and women living out their lives against the haunting landscape that surrounds them, most of MacLeod's work is firmly based in Cape Breton even if his characters stray elsewhere. Focusing on the complexities and abiding mysteries at the heart of human relationships, MacLeod maps the close bonds and impassable chasms that lie between people and invokes memory and myth to celebrate the continuity of the generations. This film portrait explores the life and work of this giant of literature.

Main Cast

Alistair MacLeod

Self

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Margaret Atwood

Self

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Russell Banks

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	William D. MacGillivray
Editing	Editor	Christopher Cooper
Sound	Sound Editor	Brian Power
Camera	Director of Photography	Kent Nason
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