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Springtime in Greenland

Genre

Comedy, Narrative-Fiction

Directed By

John Paizs

Date: Jan 1981
Length: 00:24:24
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Language: English
Shooting Format: 16 mm
Sound Format: Dialogue, Music, Voice-Over
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Synopsis

A lifetime of suburbia in a half hour, Springtime in Greenland uses ‘50s cinematic conventions to tell a story about the sophomoric inhabitants of a fictional utopia. Meet Nick. He’s silent, aloof and straining against suburban values.

Tags

1950s, comfort, commercials, competition, conflict, conventions, excess, leisure, marketing, masculinity, play, suburbs, values

Credits

Director
John Paizs
Writer
John Paizs
Cast
John Paizs, Greg Klymkiw, Margaret Anne MacLeod, George Toles
Producer
Greg Klymkiw

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