This is a “nowhere tour” of Montreal, a sort of parody of the world we live in, where all is confusion, aimlessness and noise. A recurring figure in the film is a Highland piper walking his beat on a lonely patch of ground beneath an elevated highway. The busload of sightseers encounters him as they do other objects of curiosity. At one point, the tour guide, a young woman, and the piper have a fling at dancing. It is a bus tour where everything is unexpected. Cast includes Don Ares, Cheryl Davis, Ron Sutherland. Photography by Thomas Vamos. Edited by Donald Rennick. Sound by Ted Haley, Claude Hazanavicius, Victor Merrill.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311262
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourist trade
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Elevated highways
Experimental → Experimental films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)