A Child in His Country

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A Child in His Country
French Un enfant...un pays
Directed byPierre Moretti
Written byJacques Bobet
Produced by Jacques Bobet
René Jodoin
CinematographyMurray Fallen
Wayne Trickett
Edited byWayne Duplessis
Yves Leduc
Music by Pierre F. Brault
Production
company
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada

A Child in His Country (French : Un enfant...un pays) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Pierre Moretti and released in 1967. [1] Blending various styles of animation including drawn backgrounds and photographic inserts, the film is a portrait of Canada through the eyes of a young boy who has recently immigrated to the country with his family, and imagines himself in various situations as a hunter of polar bears, a cowboy, a hockey player and a swimmer.

The film's score, by Pierre F. Brault, was noted as one of the first times Brault had ever composed a film score in a rock modality. [2]

It received an honorable mention for Best Animated Short at the 20th Canadian Film Awards in 1968, although no winner was named above it. [3]

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References

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  2. Alexis Perron-Brault, "From the NFB to Télé-Québec: The Path of Pierre F. Brault, Film and Television Composer". Les Cahiers de la Société québécoise de recherche en musique, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Fall 2014). pp. 9-21.
  3. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1. pp. 81-83.