TY - BOOK ID - 77896376 TI - Embattled shadows : a history of Canadian cinema, 1895-1939 PY - 1978 SN - 0773560726 9780773560727 0773503226 9780773503229 0773503234 9780773503236 PB - Montreal: McGill-Queen's university press, DB - UniCat KW - Motion pictures KW - Performing arts KW - Show business KW - Arts KW - Performance art KW - History. KW - History KW - Motion pictures - Canada - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77896376 AB - Other Canadian film producers concentrated their efforts on short productions, mostly in government or commercial companies such as Associated Screen News of Montreal. The works of Gordon Spalding, Bill Oliver, and Albert Tessier are discussed in this context. Morris concludes with the founding of the National Film Board which, under the dynamic guidance of John Grierson, was to breathe new life into a moribund industry. In a postscript Morris explores some of the reasons for the unique development of Canadian film making -- particularly its use of natural settings and documentary when virtually the rest of the world's industry was following the Hollywood pattern of studio location and fictional plots -- and examines the relationship of the early industry to later developments in Canadian film making. At a time when Canada's cultural industries are struggling to survive in the wake of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States and under the threat of Free Trade with Mexico, Embattled Shadows makes essential reading. ER -