paddle to the sea replica

The film begins in a Nipogon log cabin, where a boy laments releasing his newly crafted artwork but soon realizes that setting his toy free is the only way to enliven it. In the end, it's a nice, clever short that people of all ages will like.

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0 out of 0 found this helpful. it is a simple story of a Native Canadian who carves a small figurine and sends it off with the hope/intention that it will find it's way to the open ocean through the waterways of Canada/North America.

The Academy Award-nominated "Paddle to the Sea" follows a canoe replica sailing across the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

All rights reserved. Paddle-to-the–Sea, the famous canoe and paddler immortalized in Holling C. Holling’s classic story about a native boy in the Lake Superior headlands that carves and paints a model canoe inscribed with the instructions, “I am paddle to the sea. Was this review helpful?

Paddle-to-the–Sea, the famous canoe and paddler immortalized in Holling C. Holling’s classic story about a native boy in the Lake Superior headlands that carves and paints a model canoe inscribed with the instructions, “I am paddle to the sea. – as various animals (squirrel, snake, frog, deer) are rendered curious by it, people covet it (a small boy, flanked by an amusingly recalcitrant dog, and a lonesome lighthouse attendant), while numerous other elements (fire, water currents, pollution, a real ship) endanger its very existence. I was so enchanted and moved by its simple yet beautiful story, it gave me a certain warm childhood reminiscence of when I used to play with toy figures and a boat that I made out of Lego that I'd sail down kerb streams and such on rainy days until I lost it down a drain one day.. View On Airbnb The Deck. Was this review helpful? It was … Blank books for journals; Colored pencils; Activity Process Motivation: Show students a replica of Paddle-to-the-Sea in a canoe (commissioned one made from an artist who is a wood carver.) Excellent!

0 out of 0 found this helpful. Wonderful memories that have stayed with me all these years. 3 out of 3 found this helpful. Yes, the narrator talks about this, but it doesn't really come across in the movie - perhaps because it's only 28 minutes.

6 out of 7 found this helpful. I believe that this lovingly crafted and serious minded short film and really all of the classic fairy tales and modern fables like it will always have a special place and will be waiting to be rediscovered and loved as long as there are children and those with the hearts of children who still want them. "Paddle To The Sea," made 42 years ago, never got the publicity or achieved the popularity of "The Red Balloon" but if you liked the latter, you'll like this. Show students a replica of Paddle-to-the-Sea in a canoe (commissioned one made from an artist who is a wood carver.) Was this review helpful? Thanks for listening. Show it to your kids ages six through twelve. Having not read the book the movie on its own caries its self very well.

This movie has always made me want to do something similar as the Native boy did with Paddle as well. Now it serms slightly dated and less magical. Like The Red Balloon, Paddle To The Sea folklorically portrays a toy's journey, with a bit of added personification since the whittled boat contains a stoic Native American man carved into its seat.

"Look out of the snake, paddle!".

I totally recommend this little bit of Canadiana to everybody!

Was this review helpful? Was this review helpful? 0 out of 0 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Colors of figures may vary. But at least I never forgot how fascinating the story was for me. Put me back in the water.” Lets hear it for the National Film Board that supported the creation of such gems. Paddle to the Sea is a 1966 National Film Board of Canada short live-action film directed, shot and edited by Bill Mason, based on the 1941 children's book Paddle-to-the-Sea by American author and illustrator Holling C. Holling. Paddle to the Sea, by Holling C. Holling; Art Materials.

I enjoyed them equally. However, the scenes that were used didn't give us that sense of being there. In the end, it's a nice, clever short that people of … Furthermore,the plot was simplified--many scenes were left out, diminishing the value of the story. It is about life and adventure and we all feel a need to support "paddle" as he heads for the sea. I honestly did not quite know what to expect from this one – yet another Oscar-nominated Canadian short – despite being aware that it was released on DVD by none other than Criterion; however, I must confess that I was genuinely surprised by how compelling the simple plot line emerged here! The great director established himself as a voice of the left with this poetic tale set on the working-class margins of French society.This triumph of Direct Cinema captures a high-profile moment in the history of second-wave feminism in all its heady, histrionic glory.The sensibilities of three inimitable storytellers—Ian McEwan, Harold Pinter, and Paul Schrader—complement one another in this slow-burning erotic tale of two couples in Venice.So unique and propulsive was Agnès Varda’s vision that she could be said to be her own ancestor and her own progeny.Get info about new releases, essays and interviews on the Current, Top 10 lists, and sales. Tonight I was tickled right through all over again. We had read the book slowly over several months as a geography/science study in our school, so I had hoped the video would enrich our understanding by showing us vivid shots of the places Paddle visited. I didn't get it back but thankfully there was no Pennywise!