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Celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee = En célébration du Jubilé de Diamant de la Reine.

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 183C 9912 992 | NFBLanguage: English, French Subtitle language: English, French Publisher: [Montreal, Que.] : National Film Board of Canada, [2012]Edition: Collector's edDescription: 2 videodiscs (approximately 147 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

Other title:

En célébration du Jubilé de Diamant de la Reine

Subject(s): LOC classification:

DA590 C457 2012

Contents:

DVD 1. The Portrait (ca. 42 min.) ; Canada at the Coronation (51 min.) -- DVD 2. Royal journey (54 min.)

Production credits:

The Portrait / written & directed by Hubert Davis ; producer, Lea Marin -- Canada at the Coronation / director, Allen Stark ; producer, Nicholas Balla -- Royal journey / directed by David Bairstow, Roger Blais, Gudrun Parker ; producer, Tom Daly.

Summary: "This collector's edition DVD features the National Film Board of Canada documentary The Portrait, which follows Toronto artist Phil Richards as he creates Canada's official portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee. Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis, The Portrait is joined in this special edition by two classic NFB films about Canada's royal family: Royal Journey (1951) and Canada at the Coronation (1953)."--Container.Summary: Canada at the Coronation: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and Canada's participation in this event. Shows glimpses of London with thousands of visitors - the arrival of Canada's official delegations - the procession to Westminster Abbey, and highlights of the coronation in ceremony and after.Summary: Royal journey: A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951. Stops on the royal tour include Québec City, the National War Memorial in Ottawa, the Trenton Air Force Base in Toronto, a performance of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Regina and visits to Calgary and Edmonton. The royal train crosses the Rockies and makes stops in several small towns. The royal couple boards the HMCS Crusader in Vancouver and watches Native dances in Thunderbird Park, Victoria. They are then welcomed to the United States by President Truman. The remainder of the journey includes visits to Montreal, the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, a steel mill in Sydney, Nova Scotia and Portugal Cove, Newfoundland.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD-02481 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		16050191352

Originally produced as a compilation of three films in 2012.

Title from container.

These DVDs do not have scene selection.

Created by the National Film Board of Canada in partnership with the Department of Canadian Heritage and Canada Post.

DVD 1. The Portrait (ca. 42 min.) ; Canada at the Coronation (51 min.) -- DVD 2. Royal journey (54 min.)

DVD.

The portrait: in English, with optional French subtitles, closed captioned ; Canada at the Coronation: In French, with optional English voice-over ; Royal journey: In English, with optional French voice-over.

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