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Feature film — 1984

Alex Colville: The Splendour of Order (1984)

8.00h 58mDocumentary — History

A view of the life and works of the late Alex Colville, the celebrated Canadian painter. Shows the influence on his life and works of his experience as an artist during World War II, and of his relationship with his wife, Rhoda. Friends and critics speak of the construction and sense of menace in his work, and Colville comments on his sense of order, goodness, and contingency.

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Film Arts / Cygnus Communications / Minerva Société Générale de Cinématographie

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Director: Don Hutchison

On screen

Cast & crew

Alex Colville as Himself

Alex Colville

Himself

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Lyn Jackson

Narrator

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