Reading Alistair MacLeod 19 years old

This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No Great Mischief, which was celebrated around the world. Depicting men and women living out their lives against the haunting landscape that surrounds them, most of MacLeod's work is firmly based in Cape Breton even if his characters stray elsewhere. Focusing on the complexities and abiding mysteries at the heart of human relationships, MacLeod maps the close bonds and impassable chasms that lie between people and invokes memory and myth to celebrate the continuity of the generations. This film portrait explores the life and work of this giant of literature.

Credits

Reading Alistair MacLeod Cast

Name Character
Margaret Atwood She was 65, now 85 years old as Herself
Russell Banks He was 64, now 84 years old as Himself

Reading Alistair MacLeod Crew

Name Department
Brian Power as Sound Editor. He was 31 (now 50) years old Sound
Christopher Cooper as Editor. Editing
Kent Nason as Cinematography. Crew
William D. MacGillivray as Director. He was 58 (now 78) years old Directing
Reading Alistair MacLeod (19 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, January 01, 2005
  • Runtime: 88 minutes