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Al Purdy Was Here
Directed by
Brian D. Johnson
2015
90m
Biography
,
Documentary
,
and more
7.6
100%
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The story of Canada's leading poet and the A-Frame cabin he built. Now Canada's leading musicians and artists come together to tell the tale of Al Purdy.
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Where to Watch Al Purdy Was Here
Kanopy
Free
Apple TV
Rent $3.99
Buy $3.99
Cast of Al Purdy Was Here
Margaret Atwood
Bruce Cockburn
Leonard Cohen
(voice)
Al Purdy
(archive footage)
Eurithe Purdy
Michael Ondaatje
(voice)
Jesse Zubot
Brian D. Johnson
Director / Writer / Producer
Marni Jackson
Writer
Al Purdy Was Here Ratings & Reviews
Cinema Scope
Angelo Muredda
The mostly assured trafficking between a chronicle of Purdy's career and an assessment of his literary and familial legacy is the film's main strength, but also something of a liability.
Georgia Straight
Adrian Mack
Canada's greatest poet receives a warm and eminently watchable tribute from critic turned filmmaker Brian D. Johnson.
Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)
Michael D. Reid
An affectionate documentry that is captivating enough to make you want to learn more ab out this droll, beer-loving wordsmith.
Winnipeg Free Press
Alison Gillmor
Al Purdy Was Here is not a definitive portrait, and probably isn't meant to be. Instead, the film uses an image here, an anecdote there, to build up a dynamic sense of an elusive and complex personality.
NOW Toronto
Glenn Sumi
Let's hope Brian D. Johnson's excellent documentary sparks a poetry revival in this country.
Toronto Star
Martin Knelman
Brian D. Johnson makes a strong transformation from Maclean's film critic to documentary director with this engaging account of the late Al Purdy, the colourful rebel poet who became a CanLit star.
Globe and Mail
Brad Wheeler
If we didn't know who Al Purdy was before, we do now.
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