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The Far Shore
''The Far Shore'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Joyce Wieland and released in 1976."Far Shore beautiful but flat". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 25, 1976. Wieland's first commercial narrative feature film after years of making experimental short films, ''The Far Shore'' is a romantic drama which borrows elements from the life and death of painter Tom Thomson. It premiered at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, before having its Canadian premiere at the Canadian Film Institute's Ottawa 76 festival in August. Plot Eulalie (Celine Lomez), a Québécois people, Québécois woman in a loveless marriage to wealthy industrialist Ross Turner (Lawrence Benedict), begins an affair with painter Tom McLeod (Frank Moore (Canadian actor), Frank Moore). Production Wieland wrote the initial outline of the film in 1969, after viewing a retrospective show of Thomson and the Group of Seven (artists), Group of Seven.Doug Fetherling, "Joyce Wieland in Movieland: What was a fine artist doing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Wieland
Joyce Wieland (June 30, 1930 – June 27, 1998) was a Canadian experimental filmmaker and mixed media artist. Wieland found success as a painter when she began her career in Toronto in the 1950s. In 1962, Wieland moved to New York City and expanded her career as an artist by including new materials and mixed media work. During that time, she also rose to prominence as an experimental filmmaker and soon, institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York were showing her films. In 1971, Wieland's ''True Patriot Love'' exhibition was the first solo exhibition by a living Canadian female artist at the National Gallery of Canada. In 1982, Wieland received the honour of an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 1987, she was awarded the Toronto Arts Foundation's Visual Arts Award. She was also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Biography Early life and education Wieland was born on June 30, 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to British immigrant parents. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
