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Listen to the Prairies (1945)

Directed by Gudrun Parker

· 21m

This short documentary follows Manitoba's annual Musical Festival, profiling several of the young people whose talents made the festival a leading event in the Canada of the mid-20th century. Featuring boys' and girls' choirs, violin and piano solos, an excerpt from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, and songs by a soprano and a contralto, the film is an idyllic and melodic portrait the prairies of over half a century ago. - NFB

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Crew

Director
Gudrun Parker

Details

Release date
1945-01-02
Runtime
21m
Original language
EN