Movie: Alex Colville: The Splendour of Order

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Alex Colville
Alex Colville

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Lyn Jackson
Lyn Jackson

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    A view of the life and works of the late Alex Colville, the celebrated Canadian painter. Shows the influence on his life and works of his experience as an artist during World War II, and of his relationship with his wife, Rhoda. Friends and critics speak of the construction and sense of menace in his work, and Colville comments on his sense of order, goodness, and contingency.

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    1984-01-01

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