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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.
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Alistair MacLeod
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Margaret Atwood
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Russell Banks
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David Adams Richards
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Christopher Donison
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Wayne Johnston
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Reading Alistair MacLeod was released on January 1, 2005.
The runtime of Reading Alistair MacLeod is 1h 28m.
Reading Alistair MacLeod is a Documentary movie.
Reading Alistair MacLeod has a rating of 7.8 out of 10 on TMDB.
Reading Alistair MacLeod is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Reading Alistair MacLeod was directed by William D. MacGillivray.
The main cast of Reading Alistair MacLeod includes Alistair MacLeod, Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks.
Reading Alistair MacLeod is originally in English.