At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch explained

At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch
Director:Deepa Mehta
Paul Saltzman
Producer:Paul Saltzman
Starring:Louise Tandy Murch
Cinematography:Hideaki Kobayashi
Editing:Lorne Gould
Studio:Sunrise Films
Runtime:24 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Deepa Mehta and released in 1975.[1] The film centres on Louise Tandy Murch, a 99-year-old retired music teacher who was still living independently in her own home.[1]

Louise Tandy Murch was the mother of painter Walter Tandy Murch,[2] and the grandmother of Academy Award-winning film sound editor Walter Murch.

The film was distributed primarily by broadcast on CBC Television in 1975, although it also had a theatrical screening at the inaugural 1976 Toronto International Film Festival.

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Documentary Under 30 Minutes at the 26th Canadian Film Awards in 1975.[3]

Notes and References

  1. A. Ibranyi-Kiss, "Three short films on old people". Cinema Canada, Vol. 17 (December 1974/January 1975).
  2. "Artist won renown for unusual approach". The Globe and Mail, December 14, 1967.
  3. Bryan Johnson, "Film awards a rebuff for English Canadians". The Globe and Mail, October 13, 1975.