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Catalogue Number: A296-S01-01
Producer: CinéFête
Producers: Empreinte Digitale
Subject: American History, Media Literacy
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Copyright Year: 2016
Running Time: 26:00
Alan Poul ( Six feet under, Rome, The Newsroom)
This title is a part of the series The Art of TelevisionCatalogue Number: A296-S01-01
Producer: CinéFête
Producers: Empreinte Digitale
Subject: American History, Media Literacy
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Copyright Year: 2016
Running Time: 26:00
In spite of a background in Japanese cinema, Alan Poul began his career as a lyricist for musicals. He was spotted by Paul Schrader who hired him as an advisor, and specialist in Japanese cinema, for his film Mishima. There was no turning back after that defining moment. There was nothing else he wanted to do but make films.