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Souvenir of Canada

Douglas Coupland (Actor), Robin Neinstein (Director) Rated:

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A humorous and endearing look at Canada

Stubbies. Hockey. Instant mac and cheese. Whatever your idea of Canada is, you can be sure to find it here. Douglas Coupland, author of the bestselling book, Generation X, is a born-and-raised Canadian who is setting off in search of pop culture items with a north-of-the-border "feel" in order to showcase them in his new artistic creation: an exhibit he calls "Canada House."

Souvenir of Canada chronicles the construction of Canada House, Coupland's massive, personal project intended to bring worldwide awareness to Canadian heritage. One artifact at a time, he revisits nostalgic memories, resurrecting a pride and understanding of the land that over 30 million people call home. Based on the book by the same name, Souvenir of Canada presents a unique look at the Great White North.

This program is Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Robin Neinstein
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 9 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ May 5, 2009
Actors ‏ : ‎ Douglas Coupland
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ Bfs Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001SFEPJI
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Dr Beck

Oh gosh!

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2018

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Oh gosh! In my early days as a dual citizen and just before my Mum passed, I purchased the video at Amazon (It was because of her I am Canadian). It was part of my hurry-up lesson on what being Canadian was all about. I read the giant history text "CANADA" and other items about my new 2nd country. Then I watched "Souvenir of Canada". Nothing transformed me more than this movie. It should be shown to every new Canadian without forcing them to watch. Like hockey.

When in Hawai`i the Christmas of 2012, I invited a Canadian friend and her sister for a week. They were trying to re-connect after a long separation. I put this on; neither wanted to see it, it sounded so cheesy. Then I sat back. They were kids again! When nothing in the world mattered but them and their parents and the big blue sky of Alberta, their home! They got all the inside; inside; insider jokes. Remember when Dougie says, "I wish their was a word for being nostalgic about something that hasn't gone?" They knew the word in a heartbeat and said it in unison, separately. I don't even know if the other sister or one , was aware they had?! So that is "Souvenir of Canada". It will change your life!

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elfdart

not what i thought it would be

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2008

i was walking through my semi local video distribution.. place, when i came across this film. the title reminded me of something cheasy, equivalent to that dvd with the burning log (why), but i saw that douglas coupland was the narrator so i took a closer look.

as with any attempt at a representation of a collective identity... not everyone will agree on this summation of 'canada', and coupland states this in the movie, that trying to pin down 'canada' is like trying to hold onto water, or something to that effect, and it's true. especially something like canada, which takes pride in the fact that so many different perspectives comprise our nation as a whole. the whole cultural mosaic thing, but at the same time, there are some things that people living in this country will all be able to relate to, and coupland attempts to gather some of these objects and ideas, all of a physical nature.

coupland approaches this 'finding of canada' two ways. first, he uses his own history as a sort of example for some of the concepts he comes up with. while this might seem problematic, as we're not all from not only that part of canada, but have different backgrounds/ family dynamics/ etc., the fact that he uses his own story as a foundation didn't get in the way of my relation to the main points he was making. the relation to nature, the relation to the space... i couldn't apply all of what he said to my own experience, but i could relate everything he said to someone i know, if not to myself.
and the second part was he went about building this 'canada house', which was essentially a house he had painted completely white inside and filled with different items of canadiana. it was interesting to see what he included.

while i don't think this is by any means a full picture of what a canadian identity is, it's definitely a start. sometimes its hard to see your own identity because you're too close to the subject, and maybe taking an outsider's perspective helps with the analysis. it was an interesting movie, quirky. i'd definitely pick up the book.

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sjcoutts

A must-see

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2006

I was fortunate enough to see this film in the theatre when it came out. Douglas Coupland has done a fantastic job of assembling various bits of Canadiana to show his take on what it means to be Canadian. It's a not the nationalistic "Go Canada!" beer commercial propaganda that they fill your head with when you're a kid but I can tell you that this film is far more accurate in its portrayal of Canada. A lot of it will make more sense if you grew up in the sixties and seventies but there are still a ton of parts that I think most Canadians can relate too. His insights on the things that bind us together as Canadians are often hilarious in their truthfulness. Though it was a very different take on Canada then we're used, it made me feel pretty good about being Canadian. Sure Canada has problems like any other nation, but it is my home and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. For American viewers, this would be a wonderful guide to Canadian culture. It shows things that many of us grew up with and I think these things give valuable insight into who Canadians are. I highly recommend this film to anyone.

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