The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau
1974
28 min
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In this revealing study of Norval Morrisseau, filmed as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors, we see a remarkable Indigenous artist who emerged from a life of obscurity in the North American bush to become one of Canada's most renowned painters. Morrisseau the man is much like his paintings: vital and passionate, torn between his Ojibway heritage and the influences of the white man's world. Jack Pollock, the Toronto art gallery owner who discovered Morrisseau's paintings in the early 1960s, comments on what makes them so unique.
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In this revealing study of Norval Morrisseau, filmed as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors, we see a remarkable Indigenous artist who emerged from a life of obscurity in the North American bush to become one of Canada's most renowned painters. Morrisseau the man is much like his paintings: vital and passionate, torn between his Ojibway heritage and the influences of the white man's world. Jack Pollock, the Toronto art gallery owner who discovered Morrisseau's paintings in the early 1960s, comments on what makes them so unique.
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musiqueShingoose
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chanteurShingoose
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NoneDuke Redbird
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directeur de la photographieDavid M. OstrikerNaohiko KuritaJackson Samuels
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écritureBruce Martin
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monteurMichael MacLaverty
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réalisateurDuke RedbirdHenning Jacobsen
Éducation
Âge 15 à 17 ans
Domaine des arts - Arts visuels
Médias - Films documentaires
Économie domestique/Étude de la famille - Vieillissement/Mort et agonie
Études autochtones - Identité/Société
Études autochtones - Les arts
Les étudiants en médias examinent comment le film représente Morrisseau en tant qu'artiste et Autochtone, et comment un membre des Premières Nations percevrait ce film. Les étudiants en arts et en études autochtones analysent comment l'artiste a fusionné sa religion ancestrale et le christianisme, évaluent son traitement des mythes de son peuple, examinent son influence sur la culture autochtone moderne, discutent de son influence sur la perception par les Blancs de son identité , et comparent son œuvre à celles d’autres membres des premiers peuples.
