Mordecai: The Life and Times of Mordecai Richler series
- Series
- 1994-2004
Part of Paperny Films fonds
Mordecai: the Life and Times of Mordecai Richler (1997) is a sixty-minute biographical documentary of Canadian author Mordecai Richler, tracing his rise from a poor, Jewish kid growing up on the streets of Montreal in the 1930s to his successes as an internationally acclaimed author and critic of the Canadian establishment. In addition to an exclusive interview with Richler, this film also features interviews with his wife Florence, his children Noah, Jacob, Daniel and Emma Richler, his estranged brother Avram, and political columnist Josee Legault. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, the program includes archival footage of Richler's life, including family photographs, movie clips, and dramatic news footage. It was directed by David Paperny, for which he received a nomination for Best Direction in a Documentary Program or series at the 12th Annual Gemini Awards in 1998.
Series consists of a digital master tape, a set of video elements and textual material relating to the development of the production.