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Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power

Original title: Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
  • 2019
  • PG
  • 52m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Margaret Atwood in Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power (2019)
BiographyDocumentary

Canadian author and poet Margaret Atwood discusses her life and work.Canadian author and poet Margaret Atwood discusses her life and work.Canadian author and poet Margaret Atwood discusses her life and work.

  • Directors
    • Nancy Lang
    • Peter Raymont
  • Writer
    • Nancy Lang
  • Stars
    • Margaret Atwood
    • Margaret Dorothy Atwood
    • Carl Edmund Atwood
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    • IMDb RATING
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    496
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    • Directors
      • Nancy Lang
      • Peter Raymont
    • Writer
      • Nancy Lang
    • Stars
      • Margaret Atwood
      • Margaret Dorothy Atwood
      • Carl Edmund Atwood
    • 3User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Margaret Atwood
    Margaret Atwood
    • Self
    Margaret Dorothy Atwood
    • Self, Margaret Atwood's mother
    • (archive footage)
    Carl Edmund Atwood
    • Self, Margaret Atwood's father
    • (archive footage)
    Harold Atwood
    • Self, brother of Margaret Atwood
    Charles Pachter
    • Self, artist - friend of Margaret Atwood
    Ruth Atwood
    • Self, sister of Margaret Atwood
    Elena Ceausescu
    Elena Ceausescu
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Nicolae Ceausescu
    Nicolae Ceausescu
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Johnnie Christmas
    • Self, illustrator
    Adrienne Clarkson
    • Self - former Governor-General of Canada
    Ane Crabtree
    Ane Crabtree
    • Self - Costume Designer
    Louise Dennys
    • Self, Publisher Penguin Random House, Canada
    Peter Florence
    • Self - Director of the Hay Literary Festival, Wales
    Charles Foran
    • Self - former President of P.E.N. Canada
    • (voice)
    Graeme Gibson
    • Self - Writer
    Jess Atwood Gibson
    • Self - Daughter of Margaret and Graeme
    Matthew Gibson
    • Self - Graeme's oldest son
    Becky Hardie
    • Self, British Literary Agent
    • Directors
      • Nancy Lang
      • Peter Raymont
    • Writer
      • Nancy Lang
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    7mycannonball

    Creatively Inspiring

    Margaret Atwood is a gray-haired rock star in the literary world, and this exploration of her life and writing is interesting, especially for anyone who's an Atwood fan or enjoys biographies of creative people. Atwood is really witty in the interviews too.
    9ncentia

    An unapologetically smart woman

    A great watch for all Atwood fans and admirers of her sharp, incisive intellect!

    A chronological journey through her life and works.
    8RosanaBotafogo

    A beautiful...

    A beautiful documentary biography about the feminist Margaret Atwood, author of the "Handmaid's Tale" that I have not yet had the pleasure of reading/watching, which according to the author was based on real events, seems very sad... An incredible woman, with strong opinions, no omits herself, determined and far ahead of her time...

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    • Trivia
      Throughout the documentary, passages of Atwood's prose and poetry are narrated by Canadian actor Tatiana Maslany.
    • Quotes

      Margaret Atwood: I set the Handmaid's Tale in Cambridge, Massachusetts home of Harvard, which prides itself on being the heart of liberal democracy but started as a 17th century Puritan theocracy. Nobody figured out that Handmaid's Tale is about the Harvard English Department. They didn't hire women at that time.

    • Connections
      Features The Red Shoes (1948)

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    • Release date
      • 2019 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Hulu
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
    • Filming locations
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production company
      • White Pine Pictures
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    • Runtime
      52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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