This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1970:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref
The Act of the HeartPaul AlmondGeneviève Bujold, Donald Sutherland, Monique LeyracDrama, romance
The Awakening (L'amour humain)Denis HérouxLouise Marleau, Jacques RiberollesDrama
Crimes of the FutureDavid CronenbergRonald MlodzikHorror, science fictionCronenberg's first medium-length feature.
Don't Knock the OxTony IanzeloDocumentary[1]
Goin' Down the RoadDonald ShebibDoug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne EastwoodDramaCanadian Film Award – Feature Film, Actor (McGrath and Bradley); AV Preservation Trust Masterwork
The Hart of LondonJack ChambersExperimental[2]
Here and Now (L'Initiation)Denis HérouxChantal Renaud, Danielle Ouimet, Jacques Riberolles, Céline LomezExploitation
HomerJohn TrentDon Scardino, Tisa Farrow, Alex NicolDrama
King of the GrizzliesRon KellyJohn Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh WebsterAdventure
The Last Act of Martin WestonMichael JacotJon Granik, Nuala Fitzgerald, Milena Dvorská, Al WaxmanDrama[3]
The Life and Times of Chester-Angus RamsgoodDavid CurnickRobert Mason, Mary-Beth McPhee, David Curnick, Ed AstleyCrime comedy[4]
A Little Fellow from GamboJulian BiggsJoey SmallwoodDocumentary
Love in a Four Letter WorldJohn SoneMichael Kane, Helen Whyte, Candy Greene, Cayle Chernin, Monique MercurePornography, sexploitation[5]
PrologueRobin SpryJohn Robb, Elaine Malus, Gary Rader, Peter CullenDrama
Q-Bec My LoveJean Pierre LefebvreAnne LauriaultSatire[6]
Rainy Day WomanRon HallisAshley Murray, Helen KeenanDrama[7]
RedGilles CarleDaniel Pilon, Geneviève Deloir, Gratien Gélinas, Fernande GirouxDramaCanadian Film Award – Supporting Actor (Gélinas), Supporting Actress (Giroux), Cinematography[8]
Sad Song of Yellow SkinMichael RubboNFB documentaryCanadian Film Award – Special Award; BAFTA – Robert Flaherty Documentary Award
Surfacing on the ThamesDavid RimmerExperimental
This Was the TimeEugene BoykoRobert DavidsonDocumentary[9]
Two Women in Gold (Deux femmes en or)Claude FournierMonique Mercure, Louise TurcotComedy[10]
Wild AfricaWilliam Bantings, John LivingstonDocumentary[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Darrell Varga, Shooting from the East: Filmmaking on the Canadian Atlantic. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015. ISBN 9780773546295. p. 156.
  2. ↑ Brakhage, Stan. "The Hart of London: A Document of the City." The Films of Jack Chambers. Kathryn Elder, ed. Toronto: Cinematheque Ontario Monographs. 117-124. ISBN 978-0-9682969-4-3
  3. ↑ John Clare, "Jacot's Canadian Movie Made in Prague". Calgary Herald, September 3, 1970.
  4. ↑ Michael Walsh, "The reel truth about Canada: The life and times of David Curnick". The Province, May 2, 1970.
  5. ↑ Martin Knelman, "Four-Letter World: 100% Canadian porno". The Globe and Mail, March 1, 1971.
  6. ↑ "Q-Bec my love – Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre". Films du Québec, March 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Dane Lanken, "Local film has the elements—but isn't really a skin flick". Montreal Gazette, July 4, 1970.
  8. ↑ Bill Marshall, Quebec National Cinema. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. ISBN 9780773521162. pp. 249-251.
  9. ↑ Barry T. Klein, Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Todd Publications, 2005. ISBN 9780915344772. p. 298.
  10. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Deux femmes en or – Film de Claude Fournier". Films du Québec, January 19, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Special to Focus on Game Reserves". Calgary Herald, February 20, 1970. p. 81.
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