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Often overlooked and overshadowed by its North American cousin,
Canadian cinema has nevertheless produced some mesmerising films
and directors, including Atom Egoyan, Robert Lepage and Denys
Arcand. "The Cinema of Canada" contains 24 essays, each on a
different film and divides itself into three distinct categories:
English-Canadian cinema; Qu?bec cinema; Aboriginal cinema. In so
doing, it provides a fascinating historical account of the
development of film and documentary traditions across the diverse
national and regional communities in Canada. Among the many
important films discussed are "Le D?clin de l'empire am?ricain"
(1988), "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing" (1988), "Exotica" (1994),
"Le Confessionale" (1995) and "Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner"
(2001).
""Ravished Armenia"" and the Story of Aurora Mardiganian is the
real-life tale of a teenage Armenian girl who was caught up in the
1915 Armenian genocide, the first genocide in modern history.
Mardiganian (1901-1994) witnessed the murder of her family and the
suffering of her people at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Forced
to march over fourteen hundred miles, she was sold into slavery.
When she escaped to the United States, Mardiganian was then
exploited by the very individuals whom she believed might help. Her
story was published in book form and then used as the basis for a
1918 feature film, in which she herself starred. The film Ravished
Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, is a graphic retelling of
Aurora Mardiganian's story, with the teenager in the central role,
supported by Anna Q. Nilsson and Irving Cummings and directed by
Oscar Apfel. Only twenty minutes of the film--the first to deal
with the Armenian genocide--is known to survive, but it proves to
be a stunning production, presenting its story in newsreel style.
This revised edition of Anthony Slide's ""Ravished Armenia"" and
the Story of Aurora Mardiganian also contains an annotated reprint
of Mardiganian's original narrative and, for the first time, the
full screenplay. In his introduction, Slide recounts the making of
the film and Mardiganian's life in the United States, involving a
cast of characters including Henry Morgenthau, Mrs. George W.
Vanderbilt, Mrs. Oliver Harriman, and film pioneer William Selig.
The introduction also includes original comments by Aurora
Mardiganian, whom Slide interviewed before her death. Acclaimed
Armenian Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, who created a video art
installation about Mardiganian in 2007, provides a foreword.
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