Don Owen

4.9

Crimes of the Future

Jun 01, 1970

Crimes of the Future

1970 63 min 101 vues

Adrian Tripod est le directeur de La Maison de la Peau, institut pour riches patients atteints de pathologies dermatologiques suite à l'usage de produits de beauté. Il succède à Antoine Rouge, médecin décédé d'une maladie qu'il a lui-même découvert et à laquelle il a donné son nom. Des patients de l'Institut, il ne reste plus qu'un individu, les autres ayant visiblement succombé à l'épidémie Rouge

Science Fiction

7.2

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Feb 16, 1966

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

1966 44 min 9 vues

A 1964 documentary portrait of Cohen in his pre-musician days as a poet and stand-up comedian.

Documentary

6.4

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Aug 13, 1964

Nobody Waved Goodbye

1964 80 min 9 vues

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.

Drama

1

Partners

Jan 10, 1976

Partners

1976 95 min 1 vues

When a business competitor assassinates her father when the father refuses to sell his firm, young woman takes over her father's paper company and with the help of her gangster boyfriend learns how to fight back against competitors.

1

Partners

Jan 10, 1976

Partners

1976 95 min 1 vues

When a business competitor assassinates her father when the father refuses to sell his firm, young woman takes over her father's paper company and with the help of her gangster boyfriend learns how to fight back against competitors.

5

The Ernie Game

Nov 14, 1968

The Ernie Game

1968 88 min 6 vues

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their parents' home but still has not made an home of his own. Our protagonist’s alienation is palpable; for him life is a game, not because he chooses to make it so, but because he is unable to make anything more of it. But for those who befriend him and eventually turn him loose again, his game is not enough.

Drama

5

The Ernie Game

Nov 14, 1968

The Ernie Game

1968 88 min 6 vues

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their parents' home but still has not made an home of his own. Our protagonist’s alienation is palpable; for him life is a game, not because he chooses to make it so, but because he is unable to make anything more of it. But for those who befriend him and eventually turn him loose again, his game is not enough.

Drama

7

Unfinished Business

Jul 11, 1984

Unfinished Business

1984 91 min 1 vues

Seventeen year old Izzy Marks lives in Toronto with her divorced mother and finds her life boring and directionless. Meant to be a sequel to Don Owen's acclaimed 1964 film "Nobody Waved Good-bye", "Unfinished Business" looks at life two decades later for Peter and Julie's (Peter Kastner and Julie Biggs) daughter Isabelle "Izzy" Marks (Isabelle Mejias). Curious, funny and intelligent, 17 year old Izzy feels the frustrations of her limiting environment and the pull of a more exciting, larger world. She meets passionate anarchist wannabe Jessie 'Fixit' (Peter Spence) and is quickly drawn into his free living alternative lifestyle. Much to the displeasure of her once free-thinking parents and friends.

Drama

7

Unfinished Business

Jul 11, 1984

Unfinished Business

1984 91 min 1 vues

Seventeen year old Izzy Marks lives in Toronto with her divorced mother and finds her life boring and directionless. Meant to be a sequel to Don Owen's acclaimed 1964 film "Nobody Waved Good-bye", "Unfinished Business" looks at life two decades later for Peter and Julie's (Peter Kastner and Julie Biggs) daughter Isabelle "Izzy" Marks (Isabelle Mejias). Curious, funny and intelligent, 17 year old Izzy feels the frustrations of her limiting environment and the pull of a more exciting, larger world. She meets passionate anarchist wannabe Jessie 'Fixit' (Peter Spence) and is quickly drawn into his free living alternative lifestyle. Much to the displeasure of her once free-thinking parents and friends.

Drama

7

High Steel

Jan 01, 1965

High Steel

1965 14 min 4 vues

A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Mohawk Indians from Kahnawake, near Montréal, famed for their skill in erecting the steel frames of skyscrapers. The film shows their nimble work, high above the pavement, but there are also glimpses of the quieter community life of the old Kahnawake Reserve.

Documentary

7.75

Runner

Jan 01, 1962

Runner

1962 11 min 2 vues

Young long-distance runner Bruce Kidd practices and competes.

Documentary

6.4

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Aug 13, 1964

Nobody Waved Goodbye

1964 80 min 9 vues

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.

Drama

6.4

Nobody Waved Goodbye

Aug 13, 1964

Nobody Waved Goodbye

1964 80 min 9 vues

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.

Drama

1

Holstein

Jan 01, 1978

Holstein

1978 28 min 1 vues

A portrait of a small Ontario town, this film introduces its audience to the people of Holstein by filming them in the old-fashioned general store, the blacksmith's shop and the town granary. Old-time residents reminisce, while old-fashioned sleighs travel down the main road bordered by beautiful old frame houses.

Documentary

6

Toronto Jazz

Jan 01, 1963

Toronto Jazz

1963 27 min 1 vues

Toronto is regarded as the third largest jazz centre in North America. This film features a cross-section of jazz bands of that city: the Lenny Breau Trio, the Don Thompson Quintet and the Alf Jones Quartet. Their styles show creative self-expression, hard work, and improvisation.

Documentary

7

High Steel

Jan 01, 1965

High Steel

1965 14 min 4 vues

A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Mohawk Indians from Kahnawake, near Montréal, famed for their skill in erecting the steel frames of skyscrapers. The film shows their nimble work, high above the pavement, but there are also glimpses of the quieter community life of the old Kahnawake Reserve.

Documentary

6

Toronto Jazz

Jan 01, 1963

Toronto Jazz

1963 27 min 1 vues

Toronto is regarded as the third largest jazz centre in North America. This film features a cross-section of jazz bands of that city: the Lenny Breau Trio, the Don Thompson Quintet and the Alf Jones Quartet. Their styles show creative self-expression, hard work, and improvisation.

Documentary

1

You Don't Back Down

Jan 01, 1965

You Don't Back Down

1965 28 min 1 vues

In Nigeria, a young Canadian doctor serves in a local mission hospital and learns much from the experience. Stationed abroad under the Canadian University Service Overseas Plan, Dr. Alex McMahon and his schoolteacher wife find every day a fresh challenge. An interesting study of intercultural help.

Documentary

1

Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

Jan 01, 1966

Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

1966 49 min 1 vues

The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their natures that first made them seem compatible but eventually drove them apart. Their story reflects, to a degree, the situation of anyone who has ever shared the life of another.

Drama

1

Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

Jan 01, 1966

Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

1966 49 min 1 vues

The story of two young women who go to the city to work in a dress factory, and who share a room to ease their expenses and their loneliness. The film shows the currents that brought them together and the facets of their natures that first made them seem compatible but eventually drove them apart. Their story reflects, to a degree, the situation of anyone who has ever shared the life of another.

Drama

1

A Further Glimpse of Joey

Jan 01, 1966

A Further Glimpse of Joey

1966 28 min 1 vues

Directed by Don Owen, this follow-up to Graham Parker’s 1964 film Joey revisits the life of the eponymous young boy, who at the age of seven had trouble finding adoptive parents, most of whom look for children who are still in their infant years. This film catches up with Joey after he has found a home, and reveals some of the problems he faces in adjusting to the routines of family life.

Drama

1

Cowboy and Indian

Sep 02, 1972

Cowboy and Indian

1972 45 min 1 vues

This film goes no farther west than Toronto. The Indian is Robert Markle, from a family of Mohawk steel workers. The cowboy is his longtime art associate, Gordon Rayner. Both are Toronto artists and art teachers, sharing also an interest in jazz: Rayner plays the drums, Markle the electric piano. This film is a study of their lifestyle, their mutual interests and their friendship.

Documentary

1

Cowboy and Indian

Sep 02, 1972

Cowboy and Indian

1972 45 min 1 vues

This film goes no farther west than Toronto. The Indian is Robert Markle, from a family of Mohawk steel workers. The cowboy is his longtime art associate, Gordon Rayner. Both are Toronto artists and art teachers, sharing also an interest in jazz: Rayner plays the drums, Markle the electric piano. This film is a study of their lifestyle, their mutual interests and their friendship.

Documentary

1

Partners

Jan 10, 1976

Partners

1976 95 min 1 vues

When a business competitor assassinates her father when the father refuses to sell his firm, young woman takes over her father's paper company and with the help of her gangster boyfriend learns how to fight back against competitors.

1

Creative Person: Leonard Cohen

Mar 26, 1967

Creative Person: Leonard Cohen

1967 31 min 1 vues

Canadian poet Leonard Cohen, who now resides on the island of Hydra in Greece, is shown in his native city of Montreal. The program explores Cohen's childhood and his subsequent development as one of Canada's leading new writers. The film takes viewers to the house Cohen was brought up in as well as to the places of Montreal he enjoys frequenting—his favorite bistro, a three dollar-a-day hotel, the public park, the exclusive section called Westmount, and a Greek grocery store. Cohen himself is shown at a recording session, at public readings of his poetry, displaying home movies of his childhood, and commenting on university life. He also reflects on his visit to Cuba, his girlfriend in Greece, his obsession with danger and his friends and their personalities.

Documentary

1

Holstein

Jan 01, 1978

Holstein

1978 28 min 1 vues

A portrait of a small Ontario town, this film introduces its audience to the people of Holstein by filming them in the old-fashioned general store, the blacksmith's shop and the town granary. Old-time residents reminisce, while old-fashioned sleighs travel down the main road bordered by beautiful old frame houses.

Documentary

7

High Steel

Jan 01, 1965

High Steel

1965 14 min 4 vues

A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Mohawk Indians from Kahnawake, near Montréal, famed for their skill in erecting the steel frames of skyscrapers. The film shows their nimble work, high above the pavement, but there are also glimpses of the quieter community life of the old Kahnawake Reserve.

Documentary

7.75

Runner

Jan 01, 1962

Runner

1962 11 min 2 vues

Young long-distance runner Bruce Kidd practices and competes.

Documentary

7.75

Runner

Jan 01, 1962

Runner

1962 11 min 2 vues

Young long-distance runner Bruce Kidd practices and competes.

Documentary

1

À Saint-Henri le cinq septembre

Sep 05, 1962

À Saint-Henri le cinq septembre

1962 27 min 1 vues

This short film is a series of vignettes of life in Saint-Henri, a Montreal working-class district, on the first day of school. From dawn to midnight, we take in the neighbourhood’s pulse: a mother fussing over children, a father's enforced idleness, teenage boys clowning, young lovers dallying - the unposed quality of daily life.

Documentary