Cynthia Scott
Born: 1939
Films directed by Cynthia Scott
For QUOTES about a specific film by Cynthia Scott, please see: Flamenco at 5:15
The Company of Strangers
Notes about Cynthia Scott
- Director and actor.
- Born in Winnipeg.
- Studied English literature and philosophy at the University of Manitoba (B.A., 1959).
- Worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation before being hired by the National Film Board of Canada in 1972.
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Bibliography for
Cynthia
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Section 1: Publications about Cynthia Scott
Brief Sections of Books
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Currat, Joëlle, Élodie François, Anna Lupien, and Pascale Navarro. 40 ans de vues rêvées : l'imaginaire des cinéastes québécoises depuis 1972. Edited by Marquise Lepage. Montréal: Réalisatrices Équitables/Éditions Somme toute, 2014. Photographies, Anna Lupien.
[in French] (pp. 232-234)
Web Sites
Section 2: Publications about the Films of Cynthia Scott
Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites
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Godfrey, Stephen. "NFB documentary only touches on the difficulties of the profession: Dancing is rough on the soul." Review of For the Love of Dance. Globe and Mail, May 30, 1981.
Flamenco at 5:15
(1983) (also known as:
"Flamenco à 5 h 15")
Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites
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Cinema Canada. "NFB fetes Hollywood heroes Scott and Symansky." Interview with Cynthia Scott, Adam Symansky. Cinema Canada, May 1984.
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Dunning, Jennifer. "'Flamenco at 5:15' on Channel 13." New York Times, July 14, 1986.
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Groen, Rick. "Students of ballet unwind in a celebration of movement." Review of Flamenco at 5:15. Globe and Mail, June 27, 1984.
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Tennant, Veronica. "Flamenco mixes passion and dance." Toronto Star, October 1, 1989.
The Company of Strangers
(1990) (also known as:
"Estranhos por companhia", "In compagnia di signore perbene", "Le fabuleux gang des sept", "Na Companhia de Estranhos", "Strangers in Good Company", "Unter Fremden", "Vieraiden seurassa")
Books
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Meigs, Mary. In the Company of Strangers. Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1991.
Book Chapters
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Russell, Catherine. "Mourning the Woman's Film: The Dislocated Spectator of The Company of Strangers."
In Gendering the Nation: Canadian
Women's Cinema, edited by Kay Armatage, Kass Banning, Brenda Longfellow, and Janine Marchessault, 212-224. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999.
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Stukator, Angela. "Pictures of Age and Ageing in Cynthia Scott's The Company of Strangers."
In Canada's Best Features: Critical Essays on 15 Canadian Films, edited by Eugene P. Walz, 235-251. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2002.
Brief Sections of Books
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Lever, Yves. Les 100 films québécois qu'il faut voir. Québéc: Nuit blanche, 1995.
[in French] (pp. 80-82)
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Monk, Katherine. Weird Sex and Snowshoes: And Other Canadian Film Phenomena. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, 2001.
(pp. 283-284)
Journal Articles
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George, Diana. "Semi-documentary/Semi-fiction: An Examination of Genre in Strangers in Good Company." Journal of Film and Video 46, no. 4 (1995): 24-30.
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Maio, Kathi. "Review: A Screen of One's Own." The Women's Review of Books 10, no. 5 (February 1993): 10-11.
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Stukator, Angela. "Hags, Nags, Witches and Crones: Reframing Age in The Company of Strangers." Canadian Journal of Film Studies / Revue canadienne d'études cinématographiques 5, no. 2 (1996): 51-56.
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Watson, Patricia. "Cynthia Scott and The Company of Strangers: An interview." Canadian Woman Studies / Les Cahiers de la femme 12, no. 2 (1992): 109-114.
Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites
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Brillon, Nathalie. "Coup de coeur : The Company of Strangers." Review of The Company of Strangers. Ciné-Bulles, vol. 10, June-August 1991.
[in French]
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Cloutier, Anne. "Sereine complicité." Interview with Cynthia Scott. 24 Images, no. 54, Spring 1991.
[in French]
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D'Arcy, Jan. "Magic shadows: Cynthia Scott." Canadian Forum, vol. 71, June 1992.
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de Blois, Marco. "Géronto blues." Review of The Company of Strangers. 24 Images, no. 54, Spring 1991.
[in French]
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Floyd, Nigel. "Nigel Floyd meets Cynthia Scott." Interview with Cynthia Scott. Time Out, May 1, 1991.
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Goddard, Peter. "Tale of stranded women dramatizes how elderly cope." Toronto Star, September 20, 1990.
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Hatch, Ruth. "The Company of Strangers delights." Review of The Company of Strangers. Broadcast Week (Globe and Mail), December 26, 1992.
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Leonard, John. "Strangers in Good Company." Review of The Company of Strangers. New York, December 14, 1992.
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Levesque, John. "Women's conference features film actor." Interview with Mary Meigs. Hamilton Spectator, March 4, 1992.
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Maslin, Janet. "Strangers in Good Company." Review of The Company of Strangers. New York Times, May 10, 1991.
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McCreadie, Marsha. "In the company of strangers." The Village Voice, June 4, 1991.
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McGreal, Jill. "The Company of Strangers directed by Cynthia Scott." Review of The Company of Strangers. Sight & Sound, vol. 1, no. 1, 1991.
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Perreault, Luc. "Ces merveilleuses vieilles femmes." Review of The Company of Strangers. La Presse, February 23, 1991.
[in French]
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Provencher, Normand. "The Company of Strangers." Review of The Company of Strangers. Séquences, September 1991.
[in French]
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Richard, Frédéric. "The Company of Strangers." Review of The Company of Strangers. Positif, December 1992.
[in French]
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Scott, Jay. "Film review: The Company of Strangers." Review of The Company of Strangers. Globe and Mail, September 21, 1990.
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Rowland, Sherrill. "The Company of Strangers." Review of The Company of Strangers. Kinesis, November 1990.
Dissertation Chapters
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Chivers, Sally Jane. "Independence and Semifiction."
In "The Literary Potential of Old Age in Simone de Beauvoir, The Stone Angel, and New Canadian Narratives," 220-253. PhD diss., McGill University, 2000.
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Proudfoot, Linda Janet. "Strangers in Good Company."
In "Understanding Aging and the Aged through Mainstream Films," 15-24. M.A. diss., San Jose University, 1998.
Archival Collections
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