Paul-Émile Borduas (1905-1960)

Borduas, ce n'est pas seulement quarante ans de peinture; c'est le chef de file de toute une génération. Ce film, citant de nombreux textes du peintre, nous ouvre une porte sur la peinture moderne et sur la vie tout simplement.

The paintings of Jean-Paul Riopelle are known around the world. But the painter himself remains private, inaccessible. This documentary attempts to learn more about the man behind the artist, the creative genius behind the work. As we follow him in his day-to-day activities, he is seen working in his studio, relaxing with his friends, attending an exhibition of his paintings, and hunting and fishing in the heart of the Québec wilderness--a source of deep and continuing inspiration for him.

Against a backdrop of charming paintings and the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia landscape they reflect, Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows celebrates the life and work of one of Canada's foremost primitive painters. Emerging from her youth crippled with arthritis, Maud Lewis escaped into her painting at the age of 30. She had never seen a work of art and had never attended an art class but her paintings captured the simple strength, beauty and happiness of the world she saw - a world without shadows.