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Paul Anka

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1962 26 min
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Court métrage documentaire sur le chanteur Paul Anka. Tous les dix ans, une nouvelle vedette populaire fait tomber en pâmoison les adolescentes. Il y a eu la vague Sinatra, puis le raz-de-marée Elvis Presley. En 1961, c'est l'ouragan Anka. L'idole envoûte et ensorcelle des légions d'adolescentes incapables d'échapper à son charme tout-puissant. Des cinéastes de l'ONF ont braqué leur objectif sur ce chanteur canadien.

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Court métrage documentaire sur le chanteur Paul Anka. Tous les dix ans, une nouvelle vedette populaire fait tomber en pâmoison les adolescentes. Il y a eu la vague Sinatra, puis le raz-de-marée Elvis Presley. En 1961, c'est l'ouragan Anka. L'idole envoûte et ensorcelle des légions d'adolescentes incapables d'échapper à son charme tout-puissant. Des cinéastes de l'ONF ont braqué leur objectif sur ce chanteur canadien.
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  • director
    Roman Kroitor
    Wolf Koenig
  • producer
    Roman Kroitor
  • executive producer
    Tom Daly
  • images
    Wolf Koenig
  • sound
    Marcel Carrière
    Ron Alexander
  • editing
    John Spotton
    Guy L. Coté
  • sound editing
    Kathleen Shannon
    Édouard Davidovici
  • narrator
    Jacques Giraldeau

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Ages 14 to 17
School subjects
Arts Education - Music Media Education - Popular Culture
Brainstorm student knowledge of Paul Anka. Introduce some of his music. Compare Anka's popularity and hype to a similar recording artist of today. Discuss the ways in which advances in technology have influenced the "star-making process." Explore the reasons why and how such stars are manipulated and created.
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