The Memories of Angels

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The Memories of Angels

7.6 | 1h20m | en | Documentary

Montreal of another time is reborn into screen through images from a hundred of movies and shorts produced by the National Film Board of Canada while at its first four decades of existence. Port activities, musical shows, presence of Church, labors life, hockey fever and the best years of "Red Light" are few of the chapters of this collective family album.

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7.6 | 1h20m | en | Documentary | More Info

Released: September. 05,2008 | Released Producted By: ONF | NFB , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.nfb.ca/film/memories_of_angels/

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Cast

Paul Anka , Geneviève Bujold , Oscar Peterson

Director

Luc Bourdon

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Trailers & Images

Cast

Paul Anka

as Self (archive footage)

David Foster: Off the Record Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon The Memories of Angels 3000 Miles to Graceland Captain Ron Lily: Sold Out The Longest Day The Private Lives of Adam and Eve Let's Rock!

Geneviève Bujold

as Self (archive footage)

Chorus Still Mine The Legend of Sarila The Trotsky The Memories of Angels Disappearances By the Pricking of My Thumbs Eye of the Beholder The House of Yes

Oscar Peterson

as Self (archive footage)

Oscar Peterson's Easter Suite Jazz Icons: Oscar Peterson Live in '63, '64 & '65 The Memories of Angels Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65 Oscar Peterson A Night In Vienna Piano Blues

Reviews

hansen-19936 On the contrary to the other review, this is a beautiful perhaps even artistic slice of Canadian life from an era gone by. For anyone who grew up in Canada in the fifties or sixties, this is an amazing collage of life from that time. Almost every scene reminds me of somewhere sometime from my childhood. Its doesn't matter that the films are not related, there is no plot, it just transitions nicely from scene to scene and the sounds and music flow, almost like a dream. But if you didn't grow up in that time and place, not sure if its of interest to all others.

tzeup The Memories of Angels is sold as some kind of love-letter of Montreal. To me it is nothing more than a collection of archives spliced together without any kind of continuity, purpose, or reason. All the user can do is watch what seems like 10 hours of clips of bits of pieces of Montreal and recognize a couple of buildings here and there. There's no context at all, and it certainly does not evoke any kind of warm feelings or nostalgia about what a great city Montreal really is. This is not art, this is not movie making. This is slapping together bits of film and calling it a "movie" without any kind artistic vision of any kind. BORING AND POINTLESS. Don't waste your time.