A Matter of Fat

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A Matter of Fat
Directed by William Weintraub
Written by William Weintraub
Produced byDesmond Dew
Narrated by Lorne Greene
Cinematography Eugene Boyko
Jacques Fogel
Don Virgo
Music by Robert Fleming
Production
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Release date
1969
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

A Matter of Fat is a 1969 documentary film produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by William Weintraub. [1] It chronicles the efforts of a 358-pound man, Gilles Lorrain, to lose half his body weight as part of a hospital supervised weight loss program. [2]

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In the film, which is narrated by Lorne Greene, Lorrain recounts his life and experiences, often with humour. In one 21-second time lapse sequence, Weintraub shows Lorrain's 150-pound weight loss, filmed at two frames a day for seven months. The film also shows Lorrain's return to his family after the gruelling program, and his conviction that he will be one of one in four dieters who can keep the weight off. [2] [3]

In addition to focusing on Lorrain's story, the film explores what other obese people are doing to lose weight, and hears from medical authorities on misconceptions and practices in the weight loss industry. A Matter of Fat also motivated the film's director to lose weight. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "A Matter of Fat". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989 . University of Toronto Press. pp.  196. ISBN   0-8020-6833-2. A Matter of Fat weintraub.
  3. 1 2 3 "A Matter of Fat". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 11 October 2012.
  4. "A Matter of Fat". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2023.