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Margaret Atwood: Once in August
Margaret Atwood: Once in August

MARGARET ATWOOD: ONCE IN AUGUST

Directed by Michael Rubbo
Canada, 1984
Documentary

Synopsis

In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer’s fiction and what motivates her characters. As one of Canada’s most distinguished poets and novelists, Atwood is also one of this country’s most elusive literary figures.

Synopsis

In Margaret Atwood: Once in August, filmmaker Michael Rubbo attempts to discover what shapes the celebrated writer’s fiction and what motivates her characters. As one of Canada’s most distinguished poets and novelists, Atwood is also one of this country’s most elusive literary figures.