{"id":4637,"date":"2012-04-13T15:07:57","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T19:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2012-04-13T15:09:01","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T19:09:01","slug":"film-titanic-the-canadian-story-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=4637","title":{"rendered":"Film: Titanic – The Canadian Story (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Genre: Documentary \/ Titanic<\/p>\n

Synopsis: Documentary on the Canadian passengers who perished on the Titanic, and the few who survived, as told through archival materials and interviews with the passengers’s descendants.<\/p>\n

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Adapted from the 1998 \/ 2012 revised book by Alan Hustak, this CBC Doc Zone <\/strong>production follows a handful of descendants of the 130 passengers aboard the Titanic, most of whom perished, except for a scant few who survived and were forever changed by the horrific experience.<\/p>\n

Among the main figures are railway entrepreneur Charles Hays, Quebec sculptor Paul Chevr\u00e9, entrepreneur Mark Fortune, perfumer Adolphe Saalfeld, singer \/ mistress Berthe Mayn\u00e9, and Neshan Krekorian, who left Armenia and travelled in steerage. Present day descendants are followed as they trek to the Titanic Museum <\/a>in Branson, Missouri, with interview and historical material fleshing out the specific backstories of each family, how they survived the sinking \/ perished on the ship, and their lives after returning to Canada.<\/p>\n

The family histories \u2013 which include survivor guilt, social persecution, and contributions towards respective communities – are very touching, as is the doc\u2019s second half which covers the recovery of the bodies, artifacts, and how the families feel about their unique lineage to heroic family members and a terrible tragedy.<\/p>\n

Where the doc fumbles is in its structure, because there\u2019s essentially a solid and affecting 60 mins. drama here, but the CBC chose to restructure the narrative into 2 parts, which creates both padding and repetition. There really was no need to extend footage into two halves, except to create extra ad breaks & revenue \u2013 a move that cheapens the programme.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a peculiar editorial line that wants to instill national pride among viewers, as though \u2018a Canadian connection\u2019 somehow makes the stories more unique than others; it\u2019s not overt (and may not be deliberate), but the narration perhaps treats the stories as novel Canadiana.<\/p>\n

Even with its flaws, Canadian Story<\/strong> offers some lesser-known historical facts that tend to be overshadowed by familiar, rehashed information in other docs. The CBC production also features solid sound design and score, which ensure seamless yet evocative transitions between interviews and archival materials.<\/p>\n

Broadcast April 8th, 2012 (and viewable online<\/a> at the CBC), Canadian Story <\/strong>was also supported that week by periodic news pieces on CBC\u2019s The National<\/strong> which added further (and equally poignant) details, such as an infant\u2019s leather shoes and its original owner; and the team of seamen recruited to retrieve, prepare, and help identify cadavers prior to their burial in Halifax<\/a>, Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2012 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References<\/em>:<\/p>\n

CBC Titanic index<\/a> — CBC Doc Zone index<\/a><\/p>\n

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Amazon Links & KQEK.com’s Media Store:<\/em><\/p>\n

Amazon.ca<\/a> —– Amazon.com<\/a> —– Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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