Melnyk, GeorgeThiessen, Eric2014-05-052014-06-162014-05-052014Thiessen, E. (2014). The English Canadian historical film, 1970-2010: An enquiry into marginality (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28129http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1512This study examines the relationship of English Canadian historical feature films to Canadian cinema, historical subjects, and the formation of Canadian national identity. The thesis analyses key Canadian historical films from 1970 to 2010 that stand out from Canadian cinema’s typically art-house fare, and includes original interviews with Canadian film professionals and a comparison of contrasting models in Quebec and the United States. This study concludes with an argument for this subgenre’s marginality in Canada, which is rooted in the relationship of Canadians to their own history, a lack of “mythic nationalism” in Canadians’ understanding of their identity, budget limitations, a reliance on state subsidies, and a general lack of interest in Canadian cinema. English Canadian historical cinema is anti-heroic, does not accept a single meta-narrative of identity, and is distinctly multicultural in its content, which contributes to the creation of a unique identity that reflects contemporary Canadian values.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.CinemaLiterature--Canadian (English)History--CanadianFilmhistorical filmhistory filmEnglish CanadaEnglish Canadianhistorical cinemablack robeduddy kravitzgrey foxpasschendaeleknud rasmussenrobert lantospaul grosscanadian historyrosenstonehayden whitecostume dramaCanadian Identitynational identitybenedict andersonted kotcheffnational mythmythic historymythic nationalismwesternroad moviebill minerrichard farnsworthmaster thesishttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28129