Festival in Puerto Rico
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 concert film, part tourism film, Festival in Puerto Rico offers viewers candid glimpses of mid-20th century Puerto Rico intercut with performance footage of Forrester and her husband, violinist-conductor Eugene Kash.
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Candid Eye1958 14 filmsShot unscripted and unrehearsed, this NFB documentary series for television is a seminal offering in the history of doc filmmaking.
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 concert film, part tourism film, Festival in Puerto Rico offers viewers candid glimpses of mid-20th century Puerto Rico intercut with performance footage of Forrester and her husband, violinist-conductor Eugene Kash.
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réalisateurWolf KoenigRoman Kroitor
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montageWolf KoenigRoman Kroitor
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producteurRoman Kroitor
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producteur exécutifTom Daly
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scénarioStrowan Robertson
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photographieMichel Brault
Festival in Puerto Rico, Wolf Koenig et Roman Kroitor, offert par l'Office national du film du Canada