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A Quiet Wave

1971 20 min
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For some people it is the later years that release the passion and confidence for self-expression in the arts. This film shows one of them, Cecil Richards, close to his seventieth year, who spends his time working alone at his Lakefield, Ontario, retreat, in what he calls the "honest" media of sculpture--wood, clay, stone and bronze. For anyone interested in the nature of an artist and his inspiration, here is a relaxed, absorbing study.

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For some people it is the later years that release the passion and confidence for self-expression in the arts. This film shows one of them, Cecil Richards, close to his seventieth year, who spends his time working alone at his Lakefield, Ontario, retreat, in what he calls the "honest" media of sculpture--wood, clay, stone and bronze. For anyone interested in the nature of an artist and his inspiration, here is a relaxed, absorbing study.
  • director
    Barry Perles
  • photography
    Barry Perles
  • producer
    George Pearson
  • associate producer
    Dorothy Courtois
  • sound
    Joseph Champagne
    Jean-Guy Normandin
  • editing
    Shelagh Mackenzie
  • sound editing
    Sidney Pearson
  • re-recording
    Roger Lamoureux

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