File pertains to 88 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Housekeeping," including members of the crew filming inside a flooded house interior, portraits of cast members and the director, exterior shots of houses, group portraits of the cast and crew, and people skating on Spr…
88 photographs : b&w & col. ; 14.8 x 10.1 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Housekeeping," 1987, directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, and Andrea Burchill.
Set in the Pacific Northwest. After their mother commits suicide, two sisters go to live with their eccentric aunt in a remote mountain town
Location filming primarily in Nelson, BC, but skating scenes were filmed on Spray Lakes Reservoir in Kananaskis.
Trivia: Director Bill Forsyth original wanted to find a large frozen lake in the Yukon to film the skating scene that closes the movie. Bruno Engler, as the on-scene photographer in Nelson, suggested the much more accessible Spray Lakes near Canmore. The movie, which is set in the 1950s, was originally going to be filmed in the same location as the book its based on, Sandpoint Idaho. However, the town of Sandpoint had changed too much by 1986 to suit the film's needs and instead the town of Nelson, British Columbia was chosen.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 88 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Housekeeping," including members of the crew filming inside a flooded house interior, portraits of cast members and the director, exterior shots of houses, group portraits of the cast and crew, and people skating on Spray Lakes.
Also includes documents: crew list and newspaper clippings.
File pertains to 35 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "To Touch the Wind," consisting of shots of the crew and director, action shots of a plane flying overhead and being shot at, portraits, and a tamed bear.
Also includes two different crew lists.
"To Touch the Wind" [officially titled "Kelly" and also known as "Like Father, Like Daughter"], 1981, directed by Chistopher Chapman and starring Robert Logan, George Clutesi, Elaine Nalee, and Twyla-Dawn Vokins.
A young girl escapes a broken home and school problems by travelling to the Alaska wilderness to live with her father.
Location filming mostly around the Canmore area (Spray Lakes Reservoir) and Seebe, with a brief scene filmed in Field, Yoho National Park.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 35 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "To Touch the Wind," consisting of shots of the crew and director, action shots of a plane flying overhead and being shot at, portraits, and a tamed bear.
Also includes two different crew lists.
File pertains to 26 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Where the North Wind Blows," consisting of portraits and action shots of cast, wolves, bears, tigers, and various other shots of active filming.
"Where the North Wind Blows" [working title: "The Snow Tigers"], 1975, directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Henry Brandon, Herbert Nelson, Dan Haggerty, and Fernando Celis .
Set in Alaska, a burly trapper escapes into the wilderness after accidentally shooting his friend’s son. While pursuing a solitary life, he encounters a mother Siberian snow tiger and her cubs. When the tigress is killed by hunters, the trapper adopts the orphan tigers and defends them from hunters.
Location filming mostly around the Kananaskis Country and Canmore areas.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 26 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Where the North Wind Blows," consisting of portraits and action shots of cast, wolves, bears, tigers, and various other shots of active filming.
File pertains to 69 b&w prints of people in and around the town of Banff, mostly candid shots - some portraits. Includes shots of people swimming, suntanning, skiing, wind surfing at Lake Minnewanka, canoeing at Two Jack Lake, heli-skiing, a parade in Canmore [possibly for Canada Day], and more.
File pertains to 69 b&w prints of people in and around the town of Banff, mostly candid shots - some portraits. Includes shots of people swimming, suntanning, skiing, wind surfing at Lake Minnewanka, canoeing at Two Jack Lake, heli-skiing, a parade in Canmore [possibly for Canada Day], and more.
File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; P…
178 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; Park Wardens, artists, politicians, musicians, businessmen, and more.