At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch

Directed by Deepa Mehta

Canada, 1975 (documentary, 24 minutes, English)

Film Description:
"Presents a portrait of 99-year-old Louise Tandy Murch. Shows her cooking at home, exercising, singing and playing the piano, catching a bus and shopping, celebrating her birthday with her family, etc. She comments on the joy of living and her philosophy of life. She shows her optimistic approach to life has helped her to deal with the aging process."
-- WorldCat (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by:	Deepa Saltzman
Cinematography:	Hideaki Kobayashi
Film Editing:	Lorne Gould
Production Company:	Sunrise Films

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Award won by At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch

Canadian Film Award: Documentary Under 30 Minutes -- awarded to Deepa Saltzman, Paul Saltzman

Quote about At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch

"Sunrise Films makes people-oriented documentaries. A prime example is At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch, winner of a Canadian Film Award in 1975 and a Red Ribbon at the American Film Festival. 'We've never made a sponsored film, and we don't want to,' says Deepa Saltzman, who directs, writes, works on sound—and is now learning camera."
-- Patricia Thompson (source)

Bibliography for At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Ibrányi-Kiss, A. "Three short films on old people." Review of At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch. Cinema Canada, December-January 1974-1975.

Web Sites about At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch

"IMDb: At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch." Internet Movie Database, Inc. http://imdb.com/title/tt0072664/combined.