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Despite that he was 79, this is still sad news. He was still working. He was a trailblazer with immense curiosity about the human condition-- his work broke barriers. One of the true (and few) visionaries of Canadian cinema.
I agree. He seemed to possess so much vitality, and I would have expected him to go on for even longer.He is a marker in Canadian cinema -- like David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan, Allan King is known and admired outside of Canada.
Despite that he was 79, this is still sad news. He was still working. He was a trailblazer with immense curiosity about the human condition-- his work broke barriers. One of the true (and few) visionaries of Canadian cinema.
ReplyDeleteI agree. He seemed to possess so much vitality, and I would have expected him to go on for even longer.
ReplyDeleteHe is a marker in Canadian cinema -- like David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan, Allan King is known and admired outside of Canada.