A Musician in the Family

Réalisé par Gudrun Bjerring Parker

Canada, 1953 (pour enfants / fiction, 17 minutes, noir et blanc, anglais)

Autre titre : « Un musicien dans la famille »

Image : © Office national du film du Canada

Description du film [en anglais] :
« The young son of a prairie farmer, against considerable opposition, achieves his ambition—a musical education. Andrew's father fears that a musician in the family may affect the future of the farm, and tries to discourage the boy's attachment to his trombone. On Andrew's side are his mother, his teacher and a neighbour, while the farm animals patiently serve as his rehearsal audience. Perseverance wins him a place among the contestants in the annual provincial music festival, and the encouraging words of the adjudicator help sway his father to acceptance of the boy's music. »
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Générique (partiel) :
Scénario :	Alvin Goldman
Produit par :	Guy Glover
Images :	Denis Gillson
Musique :	Robert Fleming
Société de production :	National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada

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Citation sur A Musician in the Family [en anglais]

« This is a very competent piece of storytelling, is excellently photographed, and has another pleasant musical score by Robert Fleming. The choice of the trombone as the instrument played by the young boy is an unexpected and original touch, the little community is sketched in with affection, and the performances are quiet but adequate. »
-- Monthly Film Bulletin (source)

Bibliographie sur A Musician in the Family

Articles de journaux, de revues grand public ou de sites d'information en ligne

MONTHLY FILM BULLETIN. « Musician in the Family, A, Canada, 1953 », critique de A Musician in the Family, Monthly Film Bulletin, vol. 21, no. 240, janvier 1954. [en anglais]

Sites Web sur A Musician in the Family

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA. « NFB -- A Musician in the Family », National Film Board of Canada, http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=11183. [en anglais]