1959

90. NFB — City Out of Time — 15 min 40 s

A portrait of Venice that explores the rich legacy of art bequeathed to all. Two hundred years ago Canaletto caught its elusive beauty, and in this film details of his pictures rise before you—spired churches and turreted palaces soar into a blue Mediterranean sky.

Director — Colin Low
Producer — Tom Daly
Script and Text — James Beveridge
Images — Georges Dufaux
Editor — John Spotton
Music — Robert Fleming
Sound — George Croll, Don Wellington
Voice and Narration — William Shatner