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Information
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 27 min.
- Directors
- Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor
- Genres
- Biography, Music, Documentary, Short
- Rating *
- 7.3
- Votes *
- 234
- Checks
- 348
- Favs
- 12
- Dislikes
- 1
- Favs/checks
- 3.4% (1:29)
- Favs/dislikes
- 12:1
Top comments
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xianjiro
High quality, official version available from the National Film Board of Canada 8 years 4 months ago -
the3rdman
A great look at early teen hysteria and the pop marketing machine that benefits greatly from Koenig and Kroitor's apparently candid (yet carefully edited) vérité style. I love the scene at the Copacabana where the owner and the filmmakers agree to have the wait staff "go about their business" in order to create some movement behind the interview; the waiters can't help but glance at the camera as they pass aimlessly by. Scenes like this give the film an air of veracity and especially transparency, and I suspect they are included for this purpose. As far as the film's subject goes, Anka's self-awareness, intelligence and professionalism set him somewhat apart from some of our more recent teen idols... 10 years 3 months ago -
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This movie ranks #50 in BFI's 100 Documentary Films
BFI's 100 Documentary Fi…
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This movie ranks #60 in TIFF's Top Canadian Films
TIFF's Top Canadian Films
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This movie ranks #235 in TSPDT's Brief Encounters
TSPDT's Brief Encounters
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