Krieghoff / The Fir Tree

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Krieghoff / The Fir Tree

Sullivan Classics

SKU : 24492

This riveting documentary drama, restored in HD and available for the first time on DVD, explores the life of Canada’s most prominent 19th century painter: German immigrant Cornelius Krieghoff. Renowned for his storybook imagery of daily life among the Natives and Habitant pioneers who lived in rural French Canada, Krieghoff’s paintings are full of joy, humour, mystery, lavish colour, and beauty. His works primarily document the amusement and harshness of French Canadian winters depicted in the Dutch-miniature style of painting which Krieghoff brought with him from Europe.

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One of the very first films made by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Sullivan. Krieghoff is a rare glimpse into the mind of a Victorian artist who made Canada famous around the world with his romantic images and lithographs, still beloved on Christmas cards and calendars today. With music by John Welsman (Anne of Green Gables, Road to Avonlea), Krieghoff is an inspiring story of the heartache and joy of an artistic genius.

Starring: Nic Labriola, Jain Dickson, John Shephard, Georgette Van Der Veen

Bonus Feature:

Another early Kevin Sullivan film, The Fir Tree (1979). Sullivan wrote, directed, and edited this half-hour period Christmas special, based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale. It is the touching story of a tree who longs for such greatness that it wants nothing less than to be human.

Additional Information

Film, Series or Collection Sullivan Classics
Language English
Runtime 56 minutes
Format Standard DVD 4:3, 1-Disc Set
Release Date 2010
Rating G
Genre Drama

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