Rhapsody in Two Languages

Rhapsody in Two Languages is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Gordon Sparling and released in 1934.[1] The most famous film in the Canadian Cameo Series of short documentaries,[1] the film is a portrait of life in the bilingual and bicultural city of Montreal during the Great Depression era.[2]

Rhapsody in Two Languages
Directed byGordon Sparling
Written byGordon Sparling
Produced byBernard Norrish
Narrated byCorey Thomson
CinematographyAlfred Jacquemin
Edited byGordon Sparling
Music byHoward Fogg
Production
company
Release date
  • April 21, 1934 (1934-04-21)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Considered a city symphony film,[3] it is set predominantly to a musical score by composer Howard Fogg, although it features small snippets of narration by Corey Thomson.[1]

The film premiered on April 21, 1934, at the Palace Theatre in Montreal.[2]

The film was selected for inclusion in Canada On Screen, the Toronto International Film Festival's special retrospective program on the history of Canadian cinema which was staged in 2017 as part of Canada 150.[4]

References
  1. "Rhapsody in Two Languages". Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
  2. Blaine Allan, "Rhapsody in Two Languages and One Depression". Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 27 Iss. 4 (Winter 1992-93). pp. 153-168.
  3. Sarah Jennings, "Gordon Sparling worked on one of the first Canadian features, helped record the country's role in the Second World War, and now a history occupies his time; Happy birthday to a Canadian pioneer". The Globe and Mail, August 13, 1990.
  4. Peter Rist, "National Canadian Film Day 150: Taking Stock of Canadian Film". Off-Screen, Volume 21, Issue 4-5 / May 2017.


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