Margaret Atwood: Once in August (1984)
- Directed by
- Michael Rubbo
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows filmmaker Michael Rubbo as he attempts to profile Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It shows Atwood in her daily life and discusses her work, while also revealing the awkwardness and limitations of making a documentary itself.
introspectivereflectivecalmthoughtfulobservationalliteraryself-aware
What happens
Margaret Atwood: Once in August is a 1984 documentary about Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, directed by Michael Rubbo and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film was made in Rubbo's style of self-conscious documentary filmmaking or metafilm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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