Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry
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Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry is a 1976 Canadian documentary film
about writer Malcolm Lowry
. Written and directed by Donald Brittain
and John Kramer, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
.
It can currently be seen as a bonus feature on the Criterion Collection DVD
release of Under the Volcano
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about writer Malcolm Lowry
Malcolm Lowry
Clarence Malcolm Lowry was an English poet and novelist who was best known for his novel Under the Volcano, which was voted No. 11 in the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list.-Biography:...
. Written and directed by Donald Brittain
Donald Brittain
Donald Brittain, O.C. was a film director and producer with the National Film Board of Canada.Fields of Sacrifice is considered Brittain's first major film as director....
and John Kramer, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
.
It can currently be seen as a bonus feature on the Criterion Collection DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
release of Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano (film)
Under the Volcano is a 1984 film directed in Mexico by John Huston with Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews and Katy Jurado heading the cast...
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