The Street
1976
10 min
Coming soon
This award-winning animation is a poignant interpretation of a short story by Montreal author Mordecai Richler. It makes a strong statement about how many families respond to their old and infirm members. In washes of watercolour and ink, filmmaker Caroline Leaf illustrates reactions to a dying grandmother, capturing family feelings and distilling them into harsh reality.
Details
This award-winning animation is a poignant interpretation of a short story by Montreal author Mordecai Richler. It makes a strong statement about how many families respond to their old and infirm members. In washes of watercolour and ink, filmmaker Caroline Leaf illustrates reactions to a dying grandmother, capturing family feelings and distilling them into harsh reality.
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directorCaroline Leaf
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animationCaroline Leaf
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producerGuy Glover
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executive producerWolf Koenig
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soundKen Page
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sound editingGloria Demers
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re-recordingMichel Descombes
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voiceMort RansenVera HeitmanSarah DwightJohn HoodHoward Ryshpan
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Study Guides - Guide 1 | Guide 2
Diversity - Diversity in Communities
English Language Arts - Quebec Literature
Ethics and Religious Culture - Religious Diversity/Heritage
Family Studies/Home Economics - Aging/Death and Dying
Explain the filmmaker/author’s choice of title. Discuss some of the myths surrounding the moment of death. Makes a good companion piece to Mordecai Richler’s other stories detailing the Jewish experience, including The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
