Passage (I) (2008)

Director:

John Walker

Writers:

Andrew Rai Berzins (screenplay), Ken McGoogan (book),

Stars:

David Acton, Geraldine Alexander, Andrew Alston

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Acton	...	Sir James Clark Ross
Geraldine Alexander	...	Lady Jane Franklin
Andrew Alston	...	Sir William Edward Perry
Nigel Bennett	...	Sir James Graham
Andrew Rai Berzins	...	Himself
Alistair Findlay	...	Sir John Richardson
Colin George	...	Sir Francis Beaufort
Patrick Godfrey	...	Sir John Barrow
Guy Oliver-Watts	...	Charles Dickens
Rick Roberts	...	John Rae
Simon Slater	...	Sir George Back
John Walker	...	Director
James Wallace	...	William Coppin

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

reenactment

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 2008 (Canada)

Company Credits

Production Co:

PTV Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Superb storytelling.

'Passage' achieves something truly special in telling the story of John Rae and his remarkable journeys. In recognising that there's more to a story than the story itself, John Walker blends established techniques to create a wonderful, rich hybrid documentary that paints a full picture of a man and his times, the lands he travelled through, the people he met and the struggles he endured. Walker's choices in switching narrative viewpoints, in sparing use of dramatic re-creation and in bringing the modern world face-to-face with the Victorian are the sign of a fine director at ease with his craft and one who credits his audience with the intelligence to follow his line. A landmark documentary.