Roman Kroitor Movies
- 1958
Police
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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...
- 1963
Toronto Jazz
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Toronto is regarded as the third largest jazz centre in North America. This film features a cross-section of jazz bands of that city: the Lenny Breau...
- 1980
Challenger: An Industrial Romance
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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...
- 2006
Live Before the Letter
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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...
- 1959
Glenn Gould: On the Record
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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...
- 1979
Twice Upon a Time
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This short satirical film takes us to Stereoville, a city where citizens must literally double up in their efforts to deal with the community’s...
- 1959
The End of the Line
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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...
- 1958
Pilgrimage
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St. Joseph's Oratory, a picturesque shrine silhouetted against Mount Royal, draws pilgrims by the thousands every year. They come from California by...
- 1966
Stravinsky
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This documentary is an informal portrait of the great modern composer Igor Stravinsky. Proudly American, though still very much an Old World figure...
- 1962
The Living Machine
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In two half-hour parts, The Living Machine explores the progress made in electronics technology and looks forward to an exciting world-to-be....
- 1958
Country Threshing
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This short documentary records the rural sights and sounds of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The day of the big stationary threshing machine is...
- 1958
A Foreign Language
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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...
- 1977
Hold the Ketchup
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This short documentary is about newcomers to Canada and what they eat. Funny, mouth-watering and visually delectable, it takes us into the specialty...
- 1960
The Cars in Your Life
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A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe's...
- 1978
Margaret Laurence, First Lady of Manawaka
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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,...
- 1974
Man Belongs to the Earth
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Made for screening at the U.S. Pavilion at the 1974 World's Fair in Spokane Washington, USA, which had a Native-American environmental theme, MAN...
- 1961
Festival in Puerto Rico
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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...
- 1967
In the Labyrinth
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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...
- 1961
The Days of Whisky Gap
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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...
- 1957
It's a Crime
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A suave safecracker offers his reflections on wintertime unemployment in Canada.