The World of David Milne

A lively, exciting experience of art, from the words and paintings of David Milne. “Art”, he said, “isn’t a fire in the grass; it’s an explosion.” Milne’s letters read as a commentary, tell how he felt about what he painted, how he tried to catch the essence of his feelings “before the power ran out…like escaping steam”. We see many of his paintings and a sequence in which we observe the development of his own unique style.

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

co-producer

Tom Daly

Colin Low

director

Gerald Budner

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323257

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Milne, David

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Canada

People → Milne, David

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1962

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