The mystery of Mazo de la Roche Le mystère de Mazo de la Roche

Gallus, Maya. (Director, Producer, Screenwriter). Pimlott, Justine. (Producer). Lee, Anita. (Producer). Red Queen Productions (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author).

Summary: "Mazo de la Roche was one of the most successful and prolific women writers of the 20th century. Her novel Jalna, the dramatic story of a family dynasty, skyrocketed her to international fame and fortune in 1927. By the time she died, 11 million copies of her book had been sold in 93 languages; she remains one of this country's bestselling authors to date. Despite her great fame, her private life was indeed a mystery, for de la Roche was a fabulist in the grandest sense: she and her lifelong companion, Caroline Clement - Mazo's "adopted sister," cousin and muse - constructed public personas that protected their own very hidden lives. Since her death in 1961, de la Roche has become a figure of fascination and speculation for subsequent generations of readers around the world."--Container.

Record details

Physical Description: DVD video]
DVD video
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Toronto, Ont.] : Red Queen Productions, 2011 ; [Montreal, Que.] : National Film Board of Canada, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced in 2011. Produced by Red Queen Productions in co-production with The National Film Board of Canada ; in association with Bravo!
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Jalna -- A Boston marriage -- Wild happiness -- Renny & Alayne -- The failings of my sex -- An outcast from the normal world -- Whiteoaks of Jalna -- Mummie & Auntie Cara -- The well of loneliness -- The compulsion to write -- Hand in hand we kept the faith.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director/writer, Maya Gallus ; producers, Justine Pimlott, Anita Lee, Maya Gallus ; executive producers, Justine Pimlott, Silva Basmajian ; editor, Roslyn Kalloo ; director of photography, Stanislaw Barua ; original music, Keir Brownstone.
Participant or Performer Note:	Featuring interviews with: Esmée Rees, Kim De la Roche, Kildaire Dobbs, Marie-Claire Blais, Daniel Bratton, Heather Kirk, Susan Swan, Lorraine York ; cast: Severn Thompson, Deborah Hay.
Target Audience Note:	No rating available.
System Details Note:	DVD ; widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1 or Dolby digital 2.0 ; NTSC.
Language Note:	In English, with optional French subtitles; closed captioned.