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  • Vive la Rose

  • Bruce Alcock

Country: Canada
Year: 2008
Language: English, French
Runtime: 6 minutes
Format: Colour/35mm
Rating: PG

This film plays in the Crackie Programme with the following films:
PUBLIC SCREENINGS
Tuesday September 1509:30PM SCOTIABANK THEATRE 3 Add Film to MyTIFF Filmlist Buy Now
Wednesday September 1605:30PM AMC 5 Add Film to MyTIFF Filmlist Buy Now
Thursday September 1702:30PM VARSITY 1 Add Film to MyTIFF Filmlist Buy Now

Description

Bruce Alcock’s animated depiction of a tragic Newfoundland love song (performed by Émile Benoit) illustrates the tune’s folk roots through its imaginative use of a rustic, abandoned fisherman’s cabin. Using an antique writing desk as his tableau, Alcock brings this Acadian tale to life by integrating stop-motion animation of found maritime objects with complementary oil paintings. AR

Bruce Alcock was born in Corner Brook, New foundland, and studied at the University of Toronto. He has directed the animated short films At the Quinte Hotel (05), which screened at the Festival in 2005, and Vive la rose (09).

Cadillac People's Choice Award