Movies: Roman Kroitor
- 1964
The Hutterites (1964)
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A look at the Hutterites, an Anabaptist religious community similar to the Amish or the Mennonites in rural Alberta....
- 1961
Festival in Puerto Rico (1961)
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This short documentary features Canadian contralto Maureen Forrester as she sings at the Festival Casals, a musical event founded by the great Spanish cellist and conductor Pablo Casals and sponsored annually by the Puerto Rican government. Part conc...
- 1961
The Days of Whisky Gap (1961)
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Rousing tales of the North-West Mounted Police are brought to life through photos and artists' sketches. In 1873, the North-West Mounted Police were established to maintain law and order in the North-West Territories. They undertook a trek from Fort ...
- 1958
Police (1958)
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The misbehaving public performs for the camera in a half-hour miscellany of misdeeds. In a behind-the-scenes look at the hour-by-hour operation of a large metropolitan police force, this film presents a fair sampling of what keeps Toronto's police of...
- 1980
Nose and Tina (1980)
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The unusual story of Nose and Tina, 2 people in love. He is employed as a brakeman, she as a sex worker....
- 1970
Tiger Child (1970)
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It was the time when fire got stolen by tigers so uncle tiger gets his sisters son to get back the fire but when he gets to the village he forgets what his uncle wanted and he asks all the villagers to help him but he likes the village so much and......
- 1967
In the Labyrinth (1967)
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"Labyrinth" is a groundbreaking multi-screen 45-minute presentation produced for Chamber III of the Labyrinth at Expo 67 in Montreal, using 35 mm and 70 mm film projected simultaneously on multiple screens. A film without commentary in which multiple...
- 1958
Memory of Summer (1958)
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An attempt to recapture the magic of childhood as the cameras follow children at play....
- 1982
Hail Columbia! (1982)
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The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space....
- 1958
Blood and Fire (1958)
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The Salvation Army in action. Band rehearsals, personal reminiscences of an Army officer, and an unrehearsed "coming to Christ" in the Army Citadel make for a revealing film study of men and women dedicated to a life of service to humanity....
- 1969
The Reality Trip (1969)
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Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema which looks at how technological innovations - from widescreen to 3D, Cinerama to Showscan and IMAX - have shaped our perception of reality. Featuring exclusive footage of the making of Hollywood's firs...
- 1959
Glenn Gould: On the Record (1959)
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This short documentary (the second of two parts) follows Glenn Gould to New York City. There, we see the renowned Canadian concert pianist kidding the cab driver, bantering with sound engineers at Columbia Records, and then, alone with the piano, fas...
- 1959
The End of the Line (1959)
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This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching steam engine seemed immortal. Now, powerful and efficient diesels are pushing the old coal-burning loco...
- 1958
A Foreign Language (1958)
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This film observes, in a Montréal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada from Greece, Italy, France, Germany or Japan, English is "a foreign language." Under able coaching they begin ...
- 1978
So Long To Run (1978)
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A young mother faces hardship in the form of an abusive ex-husband and overzealous social worker....
- 1978
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka (1978)
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This feature documentary is a portrait of one of Canada's most celebrated authors, Margaret Laurence. Born in a small Prairie town in Manitoba, Laurence remained haunted by the images of this small Presbyterian home town. This film traces her life fr...
- 1959
Glenn Gould: Off the Record (1959)
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Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. It is an aspect of Gould previously known only to the collie pacing beside him through the woods, the fishermen resting their oars to hear his piano, and fellow musicians ...
- 2006
Live Before the Letter (2006)
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Thanks to the development of techniques and the adventurous spirit of pioneering filmmakers, among whom Michel Brault occupies a central place, a new way of making cinema was born at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s. This film relevantly retraces the ...
- 1957
It's a Crime (1957)
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A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada....
- 1980
Challenger: An Industrial Romance (1980)
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Follows the development of Canadair's super-executive jet. A totally new type of aircraft, it is faster, cheaper to fly, and more comfortable than any other business jet. Would it make it off the drawing board and into the air? The film captures the ...