Paris 1919

Synopsis

Paul Cowan’s feature-length documentary combines archival footage and dramatic re-enactments to take viewers inside the peace talks that followed World War I. Inspired by Margaret MacMillan’s book Paris 1919: Six Months that changed the World, this film chronicles an extraordinary historical event that dissolved empires, redrew maps, engineered the Treaty of Versailles - and created far-reaching consequences that continue to afflict and trouble our world today.

DVD extras: FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY -The Making of Paris 1919; NARRATING HISTORY - R.H. Thomson; PEACEMAKING - Margaret MacMillan on the Paris Peace Conference

Language

English; French (Standard)

Country

Canada

Year of release

2009

Year of production

2008

Notes

Reviewd by James Piers Taylor in Viewfinder 80 (October 2010)

Documentation

Online study guide available at http://www3.onf.ca/sg/100584.pdf

Subjects

History

Keywords

World War 1; political history; peace initiatives; League of Nations

Credits

Director

Paul Cowan

Producer

Gerry Flahive; Paul Sadoun

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 NTSC

Price

$89.95

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

95 minutes

Year

2010

Production Company

Name

National Film Board of Canada

Web

http://www.nfb.ca/ External site opens in new window

Notes

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has an international reputation for producing social issue documentaries, auteur animation, alternative drama and innovative digital content, with a unique Canadian perspective. Since the NFB’s founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards. The website gives details of the complete collection of NFB films. For personal viewing, films are streamed for free at http://www.nfb.ca/ or can be delivered to your i-Phone, iPad, Android or BlackBerry Playbook. Educational institutions can subscribe for online delivery and DVDs for sale are listed in the online store section of the website. Purchasers outside of the USA and Canada will need to check availability and pricing.

Distributor

Name

National Film Board of Canada

Contact

Penny Rampado (Sales & Market Development Manager)

Email

p.rampado@bfb.ca

Web

http://www.nfb.ca External site opens in new window

Phone

+1 514 496 3952

Address

3155 Cote-de-Liesse Road
Montreal
Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada