November = Novembre

Canada, 1970

A hundred and one lingering, luminous impressions of the month when the ripe fullness of the Canadian autumn wilts and the whole earth seems to settle into brooding calm. This is a cine-poem, reflecting the somber moods of November, the still, waiting separateness when the Canadian year dawdles, hangs back from the hour when the first snowfall will make all things even. But from the muted tones of the dying season emerges a new, stark beauty. Film without words. (Contains images of duck hunting and animial skinning that may offend some viewers.)

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Credits

director

Robert Nichol

producer

Tom Daly

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:09:30:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013378

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Australia - Melbourne - Awards

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Aesthetics

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - Description and travel

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Autumn

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Nature (Aesthetics)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Seasons - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures

Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Nature (Aesthetics)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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