George Melnyk

George Melnyk is a cultural historian and tour de force in western Canadian letters. His works include Canada and September 11: Impact and Response and The Wild Rose Anthology of Alberta Prose. He is also the editor for the two-vo...

Great Canadian Film Directors

 Edited by

George Melnyk

Great Canadian Film Directors is a major study of the film director's role in articulating a creative vision that provides insights into national cultures. The 18 essays highlight the diversity, imaginative power, and talents of Canada's most prominent Anglophone and Francophone filmmakers. Among the distinguishing features of the collection are its contemporary treatment of major figures such as Denys Arcand and Norman Jewison, as well as critical discussions of the work of women directors and young filmmakers. Filmographies and selected bibliographies for each director provide students and the general public with a significant study of a cinema that now garners world attention.

Contents, Authors and Directors: Kay Armatage on Joyce Wieland and Nell Shipman David Clandfield on Claude Jutra Jim Leach on Jean-Claude Lauzon Pierre Véronneau on Denys Arcand George Melnyk on David Cronenberg William Beard on Atom Egoyan Christopher Gittings on John Greyson Bart Testa on Norman Jewison Peter Dickinson on Robert Lepage Aaron Taylor on Bruce McDonald Jennifer Gauthier on Léa Pool Brenda Austin-Smith on Patricia Rozema Jacqueline Levitin on Mina Shum Patricia Gruben on Gary Burns Bart Beaty on Michael Dowse Sally Chivers & Nicole Markotic on Thom Fitzgerald Jerry White on Zach Kunuk Paul Salmon on Don McKellar Kalli Paakspuu on Lynne Stopkewich

University of Alberta Press