A Wives' Tale Explained

A Wives' Tale
Native Name:
Director:Sophie Bissonnette
Martin Duckworth
Joyce Rock
Producer:Arthur Lamothe
Music:Rachel Paiement
André Paiement
David Burt
Cinematography:Martin Duckworth
Leonard Gilday
Jean-Charles Tremblay
Editing:Michel Arcand
Sophie Bissonnette
Studio:Les Ateliers Audio-visuels du Québec
Runtime:72 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English
French

A Wives' Tale (French: Une histoire de femmes) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sophie Bissonnette, Martin Duckworth and Joyce Rock and released in 1980.[1] The film explores the role of women in the community during the 1978 Inco strike, when a nine-month strike at INCO's mining operations in Sudbury, Ontario decimated the local economy.[2]

The film won the Prix de la critique québécoise from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma in 1981, although the filmmakers did not receive the traditional prize money as the Quebec Film Institute had opted to discontinue funding the award without informing the AQCC.[3] The film was also a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Documentary at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981.[3]

Notes and References

  1. "Inco wives' tale makes compelling documentary". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1980.
  2. News: Richard Labonté. Good-feel film charts changes . Calgary Herald. November 21, 1980. 95. Newspapers.com. January 6, 2018 .
  3. News: Quebec film-makers win award but are denied the prize money . Calgary Herald. March 2, 1981. 72. Newspapers.com. January 6, 2018 .