This feature documentary is a portrait of the life and work of Canadian poet Irving Layton. Here, the artist who long masked himself in controversy, unexpectedly agrees to be unmasked in front of the camera. The 1981 Nobel nominee not only reads and explicates his own writings, but also speaks incisively about Canadian literature itself, defining it metaphorically as a "double hook" that combines "beauty and terror."
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Générique
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réalisateurDonald Winkler
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producteurWilliam Brind
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producteur exécutifBarrie Howells
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photographieBarry Perles
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sonClaude HazanaviciusJean-Guy Normandin
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montageTorben Schioler
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montage sonoreAbbey Jack Neidik
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musiqueAlain Clavier
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