Reading Alistair MacLeod
Overview
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.
About Reading Alistair MacLeod (2005)
Released in 2005, Reading Alistair MacLeod is a documentary film from ONF | NFB (Canada). It was directed by William D. MacGillivray and written by William D. MacGillivray. The cast is led by Alistair MacLeod, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, David Adams Richards and Christopher Donison. With a runtime of 1h 28m, the film averages 7.8/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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