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W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding
1980 · 58 min
A quiet, conversational portrait that ambles through a writer's life and landscape, rewarding patient viewers with gentle reflection.
- Directed by
- Robert A. Duncan
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- W.O. Mitchell, Peter Gzowski, William Hutt
- Overview
- This feature documentary turns the lens on Canadian playwright and novelist W.O. Mitchell. Throughout the film we see him in his many different roles – writer, teacher, family man, entertainer – as he talks candidly about himself, his work and the effect the Prairies have had on him, both personally and professionally.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, identity, family, nature
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Robert A. Duncan
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- W.O. Mitchell, Peter Gzowski, William Hutt

